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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Example Sentences

Some protesters on Tuesday evening hurled stones at vehicles on a highway near Beersheba, blocked the railway line and torched a vehicle.

From Seattle Times

“The whole industrial zone is not legal, and they are taking grazing land from the Bedouin. Why didn’t they build it, say, in Beersheba or Hadera or Tel Aviv?”

From New York Times

Twelve miles on, in the Israeli city of Beersheba, Route 60 comes to end, terminating at an entrance to the Mall of the Negev, the city’s largest shopping center.

From Washington Post

Zahari, who is training to be a barber, says he is taken aback when the issue is raised by outsiders, like foreign singers who balk at performing in Israel or the European soccer players who recently hesitated to play in Beersheba because the Gaza Strip is 25 miles away.

From Washington Post

Beersheba Adventist Church in Philadelphia is now supporting nine Haitians who have crossed the southwestern border in recent months, including Mr. Alexis and his family.

From New York Times