{"def":{"short":"the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)","long":["south-country, Nekeb, south",["south-country",["region of southern Judah, boundaries not specific"],"south"]]},"deriv":"from an unused root meaning to be parched","pronun":{"ipa":"n̪ɛˈɡɛb","ipa_mod":"nɛˈɡɛv","sbl":"negeb","dic":"neh-ɡEB","dic_mod":"neh-ɡEV"}}