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Negbah (נגבה) means southward in Hebrew.

It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

נֶגְבָּה
negbah
adverb
In English

southward

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with נ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Negbah.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    דרומה, לכיוון דרום; לכיוון ארץ הנגב.
    וַיהוָה אָמַר אֶל-אַבְרָם שָׂא נָא עֵינֶיךָ וּרְאֵה, מִן-הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר-אַתָּה שָׁם, צָפֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה, וָקֵדְמָה וָיָמָּה

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Negbah is an adverb.

Written with vowel points
נֶגְבָּה
Written without vowel points
נגבה
Said
negbah
Gematria
60

This is how Negbah is said in other languages.

English
southward
Arabic
باتجاه الجنوب, جنوبًا

These words mean nearly the same as Negbah.

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What does Negbah (⁨נגבה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Negbah (⁨נגבה⁩) means southward. It is said negbah, with the stress on neg.

What is a synonym for Negbah (⁨נגבה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Negbah (⁨נגבה⁩) are ⁨דרום⁩, ⁨תימן⁩, and ⁨תימנה⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נגבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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