Beersheba

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/bɪə(ɹ)ˈʃiːbə//bɛə(ɹ)ˈʃeɪbə/

proper noun

A city in Israel.

OriginHebrew בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Beersheva · alternative Beer Sheva · alternative Be'er Sheva

  1. A city in Israel.

Origin

  1. Hebrewבְּאֵר שֶׁבַע
  2. EnglishBeersheba

From Hebrew בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (b'ér shéva, literally “well of [the] seven; well of [the] oath”).

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Translations

Arabic بئر السبع
  • بئر السبع (Biʾr as-Sabʿ)city in Israel
Chinese Mandarin 貝爾謝巴 /贝尔谢巴
  • 貝爾謝巴 /贝尔谢巴 (Bèi'ěrxièbā)city in Israel
Hebrew בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע
  • בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (Bəʾēr Ševaʿ)city in Israel
Hindi बेर्शेबा
  • बेर्शेबा (berśebā)city in Israel
Indonesian Bersyeba
  • Bersyebacity in Israel
Japanese ベエルシェバ
  • ベエルシェバ (bērusheba)city in Israel
Polish Beer Szewa
  • Beer Szewacity in Israel
Russian Беэ́р-Шева́, Беэ́р-Ше́ва
  • Беэ́р-Шева́ (Beér-Ševá)city in Israel
  • Беэ́р-Ше́ва (Beér-Šéva)city in Israel
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APA

Beersheba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beersheba

MLA

“Beersheba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beersheba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beersheba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beersheba.

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