Quick Definition
Beersheba
Biblical Persons & Places
Beersheba
Beersheba
A location first mentioned at Gen.21.14;
referred to as Beersheba (בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע), or Sheba (שֶׁבַע), or Shibah (שִׁבְעָה).
Strong's Definition
Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine
Derivation: from H875 (בְּאֵר) and H7651 (שֶׁבַע) (in the sense of H7650 (שָׁבַע)); well of an oath;
KJV Usage: Beer-shebah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Beer-sheba = "well of the sevenfold oath"
1) a city at the south edge of Israel
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Beer-sheba = "well of the sevenfold oath"
a city at the south edge of Israel
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע
beêr sheba‛
BDB Definition:
Beer-sheba = well of the sevenfold oath
1) a city at the south edge of Israel
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H875 and H7651 (in the sense of H7650)
Total KJV Occurrences: 34