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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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

Most of his treatment, he said, took place at a field hospital at Sde Teiman barracks, an IDF base near Beersheba in southern Israel.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 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

That would not be possible if they were scattered over the United States from Dan to Beersheba, in little bunches of a company here and another there.

From Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace by Maxwell, George Hebard

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