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H884

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ) n-pr-loc (be-ayr' sheh'-bah)
Source: from H875 and 7651 (in the sense of 7650); well of an oath;
Meaning: Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine
KJV: Beer-shebah.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע n.pr.loc. Beersheba {92}

Appears in a total of 33 verses:

KI1 5:5

OET-LV: 5 and_ Yəhūdāh _he/it_sat_down//remained//lived and_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to_security everyone under vine_of_his_own and_under fig_tree_of_his_own from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Shəⱱāʼ all_of the_days_of Shəlomoh.   (KI1_5:5)

OET-RV: 5So listen, I’m planning to build a residence for my god Yahweh, just as Yahweh spoke to my father David, ‘Your son who I’ll put in your place on your throne, he’ll be the one to build the house to honour me.’ (KI1 5:5)

KI1 19:3

OET-LV: 3And_he/it_saw and_he/it_rose_up and_he/it_went to life_of_his and_he_came Bəʼēr Shəⱱāʼ which belongs_to_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_he_left DOM servant_of_his there.   (KI1_19:3)

OET-RV: 3Hearing that, he packed up and fled for his life to Be’er-Sheva in Yehudah, where he left his servant. (KI1 19:3)

SA2 3:10

OET-LV: 10To_take_away the_kingdom from_the_house_of Shāʼūl and_to_establish DOM the_throne_of Dāvid over Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_over Yəhūdāh from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ.   (SA2_3:10)

OET-RV: 10and help with the transfer of the kingdom away from your family and to establish David’s kingdom over both Yehudah and Yisrael, from Dan down to Beer-Sheba.” (SA2 3:10)

JOS 15:28

OET-LV: 28And shūˊāl and seven and_Biziothiah.   (JOS_15:28)

OET-RV: 28Hazar-Shual, Be’er-Sheva, and Biziothiah, (JOS 15:28)

CH1 21:2

OET-LV: 2And_ Dāvid _he/it_said to Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and_near/to the_leaders_of the_people go count DOM Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) from seven and_unto Dān and_bring_it to_me so_that_I_may_know DOM number_of_their.   (CH1_21:2)

OET-RV: 2So David ordered Yoav and the other officials, “Go and count Yisrael from Be’er-Sheva in the south and as far north as Dan, then come and tell me so that I’ll know how many warriors I have.” (CH1 21:2)

CH2 30:5

OET-LV: 5And_they_appointed a_message to_cause_to_pass a_proclamation in_all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) from seven and_unto Dān to_come for_doing a_passover to/for_YHWH the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) if/because not to_increase_in_number they_had_done according_what_is_written.   (CH2_30:5)

OET-RV: 5so they sent messages across all Yisrael and Yehudah from Beer-Sheva in the south to Dan in the far north for the people to come to Yerushalem to celebrate the Passover to honour Yisrael’s god Yahweh. (They hadn’t previously been observing the written instructions.) (CH2 30:5)

SA1 3:20

OET-LV: 20And_ all_of _he/it_knew Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ if/because_that Shəʼēl was_established to_a_prophet to/for_YHWH.   (SA1_3:20)

OET-RV: 20so all Yisrael from Dan in the north and as far as Beer-Sheva in the south knew that Shemuel was a faithful prophet of Yahweh. (SA1 3:20)

CH2 24:1

OET-LV: 24was_a_son_of seven years Yōʼāsh/(Joash) when_he_became_king and_forty year[s] he_reigned in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_name_of his/its_mother was_Tsiⱱyāh/(Zibiah) from sheⱱaˊ.   (CH2_24:1)

OET-RV: 24Yoash was seven years old when he became Yehudah’s king, and he reigned from Yerushalem for forty years. His mother was Tsivyah from Beer-Sheva. (CH2 24:1)

SA2 24:2

OET-LV: 2And_he/it_said the_king to Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) the_commander_of the_army who with_him/it go_about please in_all the_tribes_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ and_enrol DOM the_people and_I_will_know DOM the_number_of the_people.   (SA2_24:2)

OET-RV: 2So the king told Yoav, the commander of his army, who was with him at the time, “Travel throughout all the regions of the Israeli tribes, from Dan (in the far north) down to Beer-Sheva (in the far south), and count the people so that I’ll know the number of fighting men.” (SA2 24:2)

SA2 24:7

OET-LV: 7And_they_came the_fortress_of Tsor/(Tyre) and_all the_cities_of the_Ḩiūī and_the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] and_they_went_out to the_Negeⱱ_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ.   (SA2_24:7)

OET-RV: 7Then they came to the Tsor (Tyre) fortress and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites before going east to Be’er-Sheva in the Negev wilderness (part of Yehudah). (SA2 24:7)

GEN 21:14

OET-LV: 14And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he_rose_early in_morning and_he/it_took food and_a_skin_of water and_he/it_gave to Hāgār placing on shoulder_of_her and_DOM the_boy and_he_sent_her_away and_she_went and_she_wandered in_the_wilderness_of Bəʼēr.   (GEN_21:14)

OET-RV: 14Abraham got up early the next morning, and got some bread and a skin of water and helped Hagar put them on her shoulder. Then he gave her the child and sent her away, and she left and wandered in the wilderness around Be’er-Sheva. (GEN 21:14)

GEN 21:33

OET-LV: 33And_he/it_planted a_tamarisk_tree in sheⱱaˊ and_he/it_called there in/on_name_of YHWH the_god_of perpetuity.   (GEN_21:33)

OET-RV: 33Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree there at Be’er-Sheva, and he prayed to Yahweh, the god of eternity. (GEN 21:33)

GEN 21:31

OET-LV: 31Therefore yes/correct/thus/so he_called (to)_place (the)_that Bəʼēr Shəⱱāʼ if/because there they_swore_an_oath the_two_of_of_them.   (GEN_21:31)

OET-RV: 31So that’s why the place was named ‘Beer-Sheva’ (which means ‘Well of the seven’ or ‘Well of the oath’), because that’s where the two of them made their agreement. (GEN 21:31)

GEN 26:33

OET-LV: 33And_he/it_called DOM_her/it Shibah therefore yes/correct/thus/so the_name_of the_city is_Bəʼēr Shəⱱāʼ until the_day (the)_this.   (GEN_26:33)

OET-RV: 33So Yitshak named the wellShibah(which sounds like the Hebrew word meaning ‘promise’), so that’s why that city is named ‘Beer-Sheva’ (meaning ‘well of the promise’) to this day. (GEN 26:33)

SA2 17:11

OET-LV: 11If/because I_counsel fully_(be_gathered) let_it_be_gathered to_you all_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ like_sand which is_at the_sea to_increase_in_number and_your(pl)_of_presence will_be_going in_battle.   (SA2_17:11)

OET-RV: 11So this is what I suggest: Call warriors from all Yisrael—from Dan in the far north to Beer-Sheva in the far south. They’ll be as numerous as sand grains on the beach and you personally will be able to lead them into battle. (SA2 17:11)

GEN 22:19

OET-LV: 19And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he_returned to servants_of_his and_they_arose and_they_went together to Bəʼēr Shəⱱāʼ and_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he/it_sat_down//remained//lived in sheⱱaˊ.   (GEN_22:19)

OET-RV: 19Then Abraham returned to his young men and they all continued on home together to Beer-Sheva, and Abraham continued living there. (GEN 22:19)

SA1 8:2

OET-LV: 2And_he/it_was the_name_of his/its_son the_firstborn ʼēl/(Joel) and_name_of his_second_of_of was_ʼAⱱiyyāh judges in sheⱱaˊ.   (SA1_8:2)

OET-RV: 2The eldest was Yoel and his brother was Abiyah. They were based in Be’er-Sheva. (SA1 8:2)

SA2 24:15

OET-LV: 15And_ YHWH _he/it_gave a_pestilence on_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) from_the_morning and_unto a_time_of an_appointed_time and_he/it_died of the_people from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ seventy thousand person[s].   (SA2_24:15)

OET-RV: 15So Yahweh sent a plague to Yisrael from the morning and until the time he’d decided. Seventy thousand people died from Dan in the north down to Beer-Sheva in the south. (SA2 24:15)

JDG 20:1

OET-LV: 20and_ all_of _they_went_out the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_it_was_assembled the_congregation like_a_man one (to)_from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ and_the_land_of (the)_Gilˊād to YHWH (the)_Miʦpāh.   (JDG_20:1)

OET-RV: 20Then all the Israelis from Dan in the north to Beer-Sheva in the south, and even from Gilead across the Yordan, came and assembled before Yahweh at Mitspah with one single, united purpose. (JDG 20:1)

GEN 26:23

OET-LV: 23And_he/it_ascended from_there Bəʼēr Shəⱱāʼ.   (GEN_26:23)

OET-RV: 23Then from there Yitshak moved down to Beer-Sheba, (GEN 26:23)

NEH 11:27

OET-LV: 27And_in shūˊāl and_in seven and_its_of_daughters.   (NEH_11:27)

OET-RV: 27in Hatsar-Shual, and in Be’er-Sheva and the surrounding villages, (NEH 11:27)

GEN 46:1

OET-LV: 46And_ Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) _he_set_out and_all that to_him/it and_he_came to_Bəʼēr Shəⱱāʼ and_he/it_sacrificed sacrifices to_the_god_of his/its_father Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac).   (GEN_46:1)

OET-RV: 46So Yisra’el started his trip, taking everything he had. When they stopped in Beer-Sheva, he offered sacrifices to the god of his father Yitshak. (GEN 46:1)

GEN 21:32

OET-LV: 32And_they_made a_covenant at sheⱱaˊ and_ ʼAⱱīmelek _he/it_rose_up and_Fīkol the_commander_of his_army_of_of and_they_returned to the_land_of the_Fəlishtiy.   (GEN_21:32)

OET-RV: 32So the agreement was made at Be’er-Sheva, then Abimelech and Ficol, the commander of his army, got up and returned home to the Philistine region. (GEN 21:32)

KI2 23:8

OET-LV: 8And_he/it_brought DOM all_of the_priests from_the_cities_of Yəhūdāh and_he_made_unclean DOM the_high_places where they_had_made_smoke (to)_there the_priests from_Geⱱaˊ to Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ and_he_broke_down DOM the_high_places_of the_gates which were_at_the_entrance_of the_gate_of Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) the_governor_of the_city which was_at the_left_side anyone at_the_gate_of the_city.   (KI2_23:8)

OET-RV: 8He brought all the priests to Yerushalem from the cities of Yehudah, and he desecrated the hilltop shrines where the priests had burnt incense, from Geba to Beer-Sheva. He demolished the hilltop shrines that Yehoshua (a city official) had built near the city gate (on the left of the gate as you entered the city). (KI2 23:8)

GEN 46:5

OET-LV: 5And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) _he/it_rose_up from sheⱱaˊ and_ the_sons_of _they_carried of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) DOM Yaˊₐqoⱱ father_of_their and_DOM one[s]_of_their_little and_DOM wives_of_their in_carts which Parˊoh he_had_sent to_carry DOM_him/it.   (GEN_46:5)

OET-RV: 5Then Yacob departed from Be’er-Sheva, and his sons carried their father and their little ones and their wives in the carts that Far’oh had sent to carry him. (GEN 46:5)

CH1 4:28

OET-LV: 28and_they_lived in seven and_Mōlādāh and shūˊāl.   (CH1_4:28)

OET-RV: 28Shimeon’s descendants lived in these cities and towns: Be’er-Sheva (Beersheba), Moladah, Hatsar-Shual, (CH1 4:28)

NEH 11:30

OET-LV: 30Zānōaḩ ˊAdullām and_their_of_villages Lākīsh and_its_of_fields ˊAzēqāh and_its_of_daughters and_they_encamped from seven to the_valley_of_Ben Hinnom.   (NEH_11:30)

OET-RV: 30in Zanoah and Adullam and their villages, in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Be’er-Sheva all the way to the Hinnom valley. (NEH 11:30)

JOS 19:2

OET-LV: 2And_he/it_was to/for_them (in)_their_of_inheritance Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ and_Sheⱱaˊ and_Mōlādāh.   (JOS_19:2)

OET-RV: 2Shimeon’s inheritance included: Beer-Sheba, Moladah, (JOS 19:2)

CH2 19:4

OET-LV: 4And_ Yəhōshāfāţ _he/it_sat_down//remained//lived in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_he_returned and_he/it_went_out among_people from seven to the_hill_country_of ʼEfrayim and_he_turned_them_back to YHWH the_god_of their_ancestors_of_of.   (CH2_19:4)

OET-RV: 4Yehoshafat lived in Yerushalem but one time he went out to the people of Beer-Sheva in the Efrayim hill country and encouraged them back to Yahweh, the god of their ancestors. (CH2 19:4)

GEN 28:10

OET-LV: 10and_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) _he/it_went_out from sheⱱaˊ and_he/it_went to_Ḩārān.   (GEN_28:10)

OET-RV: 10Meanwhile, Yacob had left Be’er-Sheva and was enroute to Haran. (GEN 28:10)

AMO 8:14

OET-LV: 14those_who_swear by_the_guilt_of Shomrōn and_they_say by_the_life your(pl)_gods_of_of Oh_Dān and_by_the_life of_the_way_of of Bəʼēr and_they_will_fall and_not they_will_rise again.   (AMO_8:14)

OET-RV: 14Those who swear by the guilt of Shomron (Samaria)
 ⇔ and say, ‘As your god lives, Dan,’
 ⇔ and, ‘As the road to Beer-Sheva exists’—
 ⇔ they will die and never live again.” (AMO 8:14)

KI2 12:2

OET-LV: 2 in_year seven of_Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) Yəhōʼāsh he_became_king and_forty year[s] he_reigned in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_name_of his/its_mother was_Zibiah from sheⱱaˊ.   (KI2_12:2)

OET-RV: 2and all his life, he did what Yahweh had said was correct because he was instructed by Yehoyada the priest. (KI2 12:2)

AMO 5:5

OET-LV: 5And_do_not seek Bēyt- ʼēl and_(the)_Gilgal not you(pl)_must_go and seven not you(pl)_must_pass_over if/because (the)_Gilgal certainly_(go_into_exile) it_will_go_into_exile and ʼēl it_will_become (into)_trouble.   (AMO_5:5)

OET-RV: 5Don’t seek Beyt-El (which means ‘God’s house’)
 ⇔ ≈ or enter Gilgal;
 ⇔ Don’t journey down to Be’er-Sheva.
 ⇔ Because Gilgal will surely go into captivity,
 ⇔ ≈ and Beyt-El will become nothing. (AMO 5:5)

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