Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negev

/ˈnɛɡɛv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: negev
IPA: /ˈnɛɡɛv/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A desert region in southern Israel.

Etymology

From Hebrew נֶגֶב (négev).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: נֶגֶב

Inflected Forms

Negeb (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce negev?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛɡɛv/.
What does negev mean?: A desert region in southern Israel.
Where does negev come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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