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Beersheba

American  
[beer-shee-buh, beer-shuh-, ber-she-vah] / bɪərˈʃi bə, ˈbɪər ʃə-, bɛrˈʃɛ vɑ /

noun

  1. a city in Israel, near the N limit of the Negev desert: the southernmost city of ancient Palestine.


idioms

  1. from Dan to Beersheba. Dan.

Beersheba British  
/ bɪəˈʃiːbə /

noun

  1. a town in S Israel: commercial centre of the Negev. In biblical times it marked the southern limit of Palestine. Pop: 183 000 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Israel's Army Radio cited a security source as saying that Abu Shabab had died of his wounds after being evacuated to Soroka hospital in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2025

Yahya Sinwar, left, and Dr. Yuval Bitton at Israel’s Beersheba prison complex, during negotiations for a prisoner swap that would lead to Mr. Sinwar’s 2011 release.Credit...

From New York Times May 26, 2024

There were also smaller protests in the cities of Haifa, Beersheba and Raanana.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2024

After her release, Elma Avraham, 84, was airlifted to Soroka hospital in Beersheba in a serious condition.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2024

Abraham planted the trees at Beersheba, and dug wells; he defended Canaan against Kedor-Laomer, and recovered from the kings of the east the booty taken, without keeping back any for himself.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

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