בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע

be.er she.vaNounH0884

Beersheba

From: from H875 (בְּאֵר) and H7651 (שֶׁבַע) (in the sense of H7650 (שָׁבַע)); well of an oath;

Short Definition

Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Beer-sheba = "well of the sevenfold oath" a city at the south edge of Israel

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

31 times

Appears 31 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
10
2 Samuel
5
2 Chronicles
3
1 Chronicles
2
1 Samuel
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 21:2
  • 2 Chronicles 24:1
  • 2 Samuel 24:15
  • Genesis 21:32
  • Genesis 46:1

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