נגב to be dry, be parched.
— Qal - נָגַב was dry, became dry.
— Pi. - נִגֵּב he dried, wiped.
— Pu. - נֻגַּב was dried, was wiped.
— Hith. - הִתְנֵגֵּב he dried himself, became dry. [Aram.-Syr. נֶגֵב (= dried up, became dry). Base of נֶגֶב.] Derivatives: נָגוּב, נִגּוּב, נְגִיבָה, הִתְנֵגְּבוּת, מַגָּב, מַגֶּבֶת.