1. Beer-sheba (city) — The city of Beer-sheba (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע), a prominent settlement in the Negev marking the traditional southern boundary of the land of Israel, associated with the patriarchs Abraham and Isaac who dug wells and made covenants there (Gen 21:31–33; 26:23–33). The name means 'well of the oath' or 'well of seven.' 34×
AR["بئْرَ-سَبَع","بِئْرُ-سَبْعَ","بِئْرِ-سَبَعَ","بِئْرِ-سَبْعٍ","بِئْرِ-سَبْعَ","فِي-بِئْرَ سَبْعَ","فِي-بِئْرِ-سَبْعٍ","مِنْ-بئْرِ-سَبَعَ","مِنْ-بِئْرِ سَبَعَ","مِنْ-بِئْرِ-سَبَعَ"]·ben["-বের-শেবায়","বের-শেবা","বের-শেবা-থেকে","বের-শেবায়","বেরশেবা","বেরশেবাতে","বের্-শেবা-হইতে","বের্শেবা","বের্শেবা-থেকে"]·DE["Beer-Scheba","Beer-Sheva","Beer-sheba","Beersheva","[מבאר שבע]","[מבארשבע]","in-Beer-Scheba","in-Beerscheba"]·EN["Beer-Sheva","Beer-sheba","Beersheba","Beersheva","at-Beersheba","from-Beer-Sheva","from-Beer-sheva","from-Beersheba","in-Beersheba"]·FR["Beer-Schéba","Beer-Sheva","Beer-sheba","Beersheva","dans-Beer-Schéba","à-Beer-Schéba"]·heb["ב-בארשבע","באר שבע","באר-שבע","בארשבע","בבאר שבע","מבאר שבע","מבארשבע"]·HI["बेएर-शेवा","बेर-शेबा","बेरशेबा-से","बेरशेबासे","बेर्शेबा","बेर्शेबा-","बेर्शेबा-में","बेर्शेबा-से","में-बेर्शेबा"]·ID["Bersyeba","dari-Bersyeba","di-Bersyeba"]·IT["Beer-Sceba","Beer-Sheba","Beer-Sheva","Beer-sheba","Beersheva","a-Beer-Sceba","in-Beer-Sceba"]·jav["Bersyeba","Bèr-Syéba","Bèrsyeba","Bèrsyéba","Bèèr-Syeba","Bèèrseba","Béèr-Syeba","Béèrseba","dhateng-Bèr-Syéba","ing-Bèrsyeba","saking-Beer-Seba","saking-Bèer-Seba","saking-Bèèrsyeba","saking-Béèr-Syeba","wonten-ing-Bèerseba"]·KO["베에르세바","베에르셰바","베에르셰바로","브에르-세바","브에르-세바에서","브에르셰바-에서","브엔-세바","브엔세바에서","브엘세바","브엘세바-에","브엘세바-에서","브엘세바의","에서-브에르세바","에서-브엘세바"]·PT["Be'er-Sheva","Be'er-Sheva'","Beer-Sheva","de-Beer-Sheva","desde-Beer-Sheva","em-Be'er-Sheva'"]·RU["Беер-Шева","Беер-Шевы","Беэр-Шевы","в-Беер-Шеву","в-Беэр-Шеве","из-Беэр-Шевы","от-Беер-Шевы","от-Беэр-Шевы"]·ES["Beer-Seba","Beer-Sheba","Beer-Sheva","Beerseba","de-Beerseba","desde-Beer-","desde-Beerseba","desde-Beersheba","en-Beer-Sheva"]·SW["Beeari","Beer-Sheba","Beer-sheba","Beeri-Sheba","katika-Beer-Sheba","katika-Beer-sheba","kutoka-Beer-Sheba","kutoka-Beer-sheba","kutoka-Beersheba","mibּer-sheba","mti"]·TR["-Beer-Şeva-da","Beer-Şeva","Beer-Şeva'dan","Beer-Şeva'ya","Beerşeva","Beerşeva'da","Beerşeva'dan","Beerşeva'nın"]·urd["بئر-سبع","بئر-سبع-سے","بئر-سبع-میں","بئر-شبع-سے","بئرسبع","بئرشبع-سے","بئرشبع-میں","بئیر-سبع-میں","بئیر-سبع-کے","بیئرشبع-سے","بیر-سبع","بیر-شبع","بیر-شبع۔","بیرشبع"]
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע n.pr.loc. Beersheba (well of seven, explained Gn 21:30, 31 as place of swearing by seven lambs, or, well of oath, v. שְׁבֻעָה; cf. same meaning otherwise derived 26:33)—בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע Gn 26:33 + 13 times, בְּאֵר־שֶׁבַע Jos 19:2; בְּאֵר שָׁ֑בַע Gn 21:14 + 18 times; בְּאֵ֫רָה שֶׁבַע (ָה loc.) Gn 46:1—south from Hebron, according to Onom. c. 20 miles LagOnom. 103, 234, 2nd ed. 138,…