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בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

Beer-Sheba , a place in Palestine

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בְּאֵר שֶׁבַעH884
Pronunciationbĕʾēr šebaʿ

What does בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (bĕʾēr šebaʿ) mean in the Bible?

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (bĕʾēr šebaʿ) is a Hebrew word meaning "Beer-Sheba , a place in Palestine".

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Questions this entry answers

What does בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (bĕʾēr šebaʿ) mean in the Bible?

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (bĕʾēr šebaʿ) is a Hebrew word meaning "Beer-Sheba , a place in Palestine".

How does the BSB render H884?

The BSB source-word alignment has 68 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include vvv (25), Beersheba (19), in Beersheba (4), from Beersheba (3), to Beersheba (3).

Where does בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (bĕʾēr šebaʿ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 21:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (22), 2 Samuel (10), 2 Chronicles (6), 1 Chronicles (4).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
vvv25×Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 26:33
Beersheba19×Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 28:10
in Beersheba4×Genesis 21:33, 1 Samuel 8:2, 1 Chronicles 4:28, Nehemiah 11:27
from Beersheba3×2 Chronicles 19:4, 2 Chronicles 30:5, Nehemiah 11:30
to Beersheba3×Genesis 26:23, 1 Kings 19:3, Amos 5:5
from2×Genesis 46:5, 1 Chronicles 21:2
[to] Beersheba1×2 Samuel 24:7
at Beersheba1×Genesis 21:32
in1×Genesis 22:19
is Beersheba1×Genesis 26:33
of1×Genesis 21:14
of Beersheba1×Amos 8:14
she was from1×2 Kings 12:1
she was from Beersheba1×2 Chronicles 24:1
to1×Genesis 46:1
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 21:14בְּאֵ֥רtoofPrepositionGenesis 21:14שָֽׁבַע׃toBeershebaNoun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 21:31בְּאֵ֣רtoPrepositionGenesis 21:31שָׁ֑בַעtoBeershebaNoun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 21:32בִּבְאֵ֣רtovvvPrepositionGenesis 21:32שָׁ֑בַעtoat BeershebaPreposition | Noun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 21:33בִּבְאֵ֣רtovvvPrepositionGenesis 21:33שָׁ֑בַעtoin BeershebaPreposition | Noun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 22:19בְּאֵ֣רtovvvPrepositionGenesis 22:19שָׁ֑בַעtoBeershebaNoun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 21:14
Aligned rows68
Books represented11
Genesis22Joshua4Judges21 Samuel42 Samuel101 Kings42 Kings41 Chronicles42 Chronicles6Nehemiah4Amos4
Source forms
בְּאֵ֣ר10xbə·’êrGenesis 21:31, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 26:33, Judges 20:1
שָׁ֑בַע10xšā·ḇa‘Genesis 21:31, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 22:19
שָֽׁבַע׃7xšā·ḇa‘Genesis 21:14, Genesis 26:23, 1 Samuel 8:2, 2 Samuel 3:10
שֶׁ֖בַע6xše·ḇa‘Joshua 15:28, 1 Kings 19:3, 1 Chronicles 21:2, Nehemiah 11:27
בְּאֵ֥ר5xbə·’êrGenesis 21:14, Genesis 26:23, 2 Samuel 3:10, 2 Samuel 24:7
שֶׁ֔בַע5xše·ḇa‘Genesis 26:33, Judges 20:1, 2 Samuel 17:11, 2 Samuel 24:2
מִבְּאֵ֥ר4xmib·bə·’êr2 Kings 12:1, 1 Chronicles 21:2, 2 Chronicles 19:4, 2 Chronicles 24:1
בְּאֵֽר־2xbə·’êr-Joshua 19:2, Amos 8:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition31xGenesis 21:14, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33
Noun - proper - feminine singular17xGenesis 21:14, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 26:23
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular13xGenesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 28:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular2xJoshua 15:28, Amos 5:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xNehemiah 11:27
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular1xGenesis 46:1
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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