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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

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

From Seattle Times • May 7, 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

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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