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Beersheba

American

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

noun

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

idioms

from Dan to Beersheba. Dan.

Beersheba British

/ bɪəˈʃiːbə /

noun

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)

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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

After the strike, Israeli medics and military personnel rushed to Beersheba to rescue survivors and recover remains.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025

My grandfather was a prominent businessman in Beersheba, a thriving Palestinian city where Muslims, Christians and Jews once lived together in peace.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

The hospital is near the city of Beersheba in southern Israel.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024

We have relatively little tradition Southern interests. from North Israel; Beersheba, Beer-lahai-roi and Hebron are more prominent than even Bethel or Shechem, while there are no stories of Gilgal, Shiloh or Dan.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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