נֶגֶב (negeb) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning south-country. It appears
111 times
in 18 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5045).
Also rendered
Negeb
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1288a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1288a)south-country, Negeb, south; Egypt; southward
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נֶ֫גֶבnoun, masculine: south-country, Negeb, south
Strong's H5045נֶגֶב: the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine) KJV:south (country, side, -ward).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1288: נגבngb — Root of: נֶ֫גֶב south-country, Negeb, south