Beersheba

English

Alternative forms

• Beersheva, Be'er Sheva

Etymology

From Hebrew בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (b'ér shéva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪə(ɹ)ˈʃiːbə/, /bɛə(ɹ)ˈʃeɪbə/

Proper noun

Beersheba

2. A city in Israel

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: بئر السبع f (Biʾr as-Sabʿ)

  South Levantine Arabic: بئر السبع (bīr s-sabʕ)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 貝爾謝巴 / 贝尔谢巴 (Bèi'ěrxièbā)

• Hebrew: בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (he) f (Bəʾēr Ševaʿ)
• Polish: Beer Szewa (pl) f
• Russian: Беэ́р-Шева́ (ru) f (Beér-Ševá), Беэ́р-Ше́ва (ru) f (Beér-Šéva)