Words the Bible translates as south
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- yaminיָמִיןthe south: the direction on your right hand when you face the sunrise
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- the right hand, or the right side: in Hebrew the side of strength, favor, and honor
- negevנֶגֶבthe south: the compass direction, or the side of something that faces it
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- the Negev: the dry, semi-desert region of southern Judah
- notosνότοςsouth: the wind that blows up from the south, and the direction or region it blows from
- euōnumosεὐώνυμοςleft: on the left-hand side, named by a polite word that avoids calling it the unlucky side
- mesēmbriaμεσημβρίαnoon/southnot studied yet
- temanתֵּימָןsouth: the southern direction, and the side, region, or wind that lies toward it
- daromדָּרוֹםsouth: the compass direction, and by extension the side, region, or wind that lies toward it
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