פְּאַת נֶגֶב
Properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction , region , extremity · the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
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פֵּאָה H6285 properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction , region , extremity
נֶגֶב H5045 the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
What does פְּאַת נֶגֶב (pe'at negev) mean in the Bible?
פֵּאָה · נֶגֶב is a Hebrew word meaning "side toward the south".
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