n-hb

See also: Nhb.

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from n(j) (“belonging”) +‎ hb (“plow”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally meaning ‘belonging to the plow’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhɛb/
  • Conventional anglicization: neheb

Proper noun

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1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by the Predynastic king Neheb

References

• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 169
• Baker, D. D. (2008) The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I — Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC, page 276