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.

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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)

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Beersheba

Shortly before a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was due to take effect, residents in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba were woken early on Tuesday by the sound of missile alarms on their phones.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 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

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

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024

Steven Erlanger reported from Jerusalem, Army Base Julis, Tel Aviv, and Beersheba to try to get a sense of Israel’s mood, four months into the war against Hamas.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2024

The first stage of the journey was to Beersheba, on the southern limits of Judah.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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