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".
Hebrew · H884
בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע
Beer-Sheba , a place in Palestine
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בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע H884
Pronunciation bĕʾēr 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
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 vvv 25× Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 26:33
Beersheba 19× Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 28:10
in Beersheba 4× Genesis 21:33, 1 Samuel 8:2, 1 Chronicles 4:28, Nehemiah 11:27
from Beersheba 3× 2 Chronicles 19:4, 2 Chronicles 30:5, Nehemiah 11:30
to Beersheba 3× Genesis 26:23, 1 Kings 19:3, Amos 5:5
from 2× Genesis 46:5, 1 Chronicles 21:2
[to] Beersheba 1× 2 Samuel 24:7
at Beersheba 1× Genesis 21:32
in 1× Genesis 22:19
is Beersheba 1× Genesis 26:33
of 1× Genesis 21:14
of Beersheba 1× Amos 8:14
she was from 1× 2 Kings 12:1
she was from Beersheba 1× 2 Chronicles 24:1
to 1× Genesis 46:1
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 21:14 בְּאֵ֥ר to of Preposition Genesis 21:14 שָֽׁבַע׃ to Beersheba Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 21:31 בְּאֵ֣ר to Preposition Genesis 21:31 שָׁ֑בַע to Beersheba Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 21:32 בִּבְאֵ֣ר to vvv Preposition Genesis 21:32 שָׁ֑בַע to at Beersheba Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 21:33 בִּבְאֵ֣ר to vvv Preposition Genesis 21:33 שָׁ֑בַע to in Beersheba Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 22:19 בְּאֵ֣ר to vvv Preposition Genesis 22:19 שָׁ֑בַע to Beersheba Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 21:14
Aligned rows 68
Books represented 11
Genesis 22 Joshua 4 Judges 2 1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 10 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 4 2 Chronicles 6 Nehemiah 4 Amos 4
Source forms
בְּאֵ֣ר 10x bə·’êr Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 26:33, Judges 20:1
שָׁ֑בַע 10x šā·ḇa‘ Genesis 21:31, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 22:19
שָֽׁבַע׃ 7x šā·ḇa‘ Genesis 21:14, Genesis 26:23, 1 Samuel 8:2, 2 Samuel 3:10
שֶׁ֖בַע 6x še·ḇa‘ Joshua 15:28, 1 Kings 19:3, 1 Chronicles 21:2, Nehemiah 11:27
בְּאֵ֥ר 5x bə·’êr Genesis 21:14, Genesis 26:23, 2 Samuel 3:10, 2 Samuel 24:7
שֶׁ֔בַע 5x še·ḇa‘ Genesis 26:33, Judges 20:1, 2 Samuel 17:11, 2 Samuel 24:2
מִבְּאֵ֥ר 4x mib·bə·’êr 2 Kings 12:1, 1 Chronicles 21:2, 2 Chronicles 19:4, 2 Chronicles 24:1
בְּאֵֽר־ 2x bə·’êr- Joshua 19:2, Amos 8:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition 31x Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33
Noun - proper - feminine singular 17x Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 26:23
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular 13x Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 28:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Joshua 15:28, Amos 5:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Nehemiah 11:27
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1x Genesis 46:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Beer-Sheba , a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Beer-Sheba , a place in Palestine
Extended definition
Beer-shebah.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain