midbarמִדְבָּר
desertha'negevהַנֶּגֶב
the Negevmechasehמְכַסֶּה
coversyoterיוֹתֵר
moremi'machatzitמִמַּחֲצִית
from halfshelשֶׁל
ofshetachשֶׁטַח
areayisraelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Israelavalאֲבָל
butrakרַק
onlyme'atמְעַט
fewanashimאֲנָשִׁים
peoplegarimגָּרִים
live (m. pl.)shamשָׁם
thereThe Negev Desert covers more than half of Israel's area, but only a few people live there.
mi'bachutzמִבַּחוּץ
from outsidehuהוּא
henir'ehנִרְאֶה
looksreikרֵיק
emptycholחוֹל
sandsela'imסְלָעִים
rocksu'shamayimוּשָׁמַיִם
and skiesgedolimגְּדוֹלִים
big (m. pl.)From the outside it looks empty, sand, rocks, and big skies.
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