"Beersheba" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bɪə(ɹ)ˈʃiːbə/, /bɛə(ɹ)ˈʃeɪbə/ Forms: Beersheva [alternative], Beer Sheva [alternative], Be'er Sheva [alternative]
Etymology: From Hebrew בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (b'ér shéva, literally “well of [the] seven; well of [the] oath”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע|lit=well of 􂀿the􂁀 seven; well of 􂀿the􂁀 oath|tr=b'ér shéva}} Hebrew בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (b'ér shéva, literally “well of [the] seven; well of [the] oath”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Beersheba
  1. A city in Israel. Wikidata QID: Q41843 Categories (place): Cities in Israel, Places in Israel Translations (city in Israel): بئر السبع (Biʾr as-Sabʿ) [feminine] (Arabic), بئر السبع (bīr s-sabʕ) [South-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), 貝爾謝巴 /贝尔谢巴 (Bèi'ěrxièbā) (Chinese Mandarin), בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (Bəʾēr Ševaʿ) [feminine] (Hebrew), बेर्शेबा (berśebā) [masculine] (Hindi), Bersyeba (Indonesian), ベエルシェバ (bērusheba) (Japanese), Beer Szewa [feminine] (Polish), Беэ́р-Шева́ (Beér-Ševá) [feminine] (Russian), Беэ́р-Ше́ва (Beér-Šéva) [feminine] (Russian)

Alternative forms

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