The Negev (also Negeb;, Tiberian vocalization: Néḡeḇ)'s a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The indigenous Bedouin inhabitants of the region refer to the desert as al-Naqab . The origin of the word Negev's from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'. In the Bible the word Negev's also used for the direction 'south'. Geography The Negev covers more than half of Israel, over some 13,000 km² (4,700 sq mi) or at least 55% of the country's land area. It forms an inverted… (More on Negev)