Beersheba

[ beer-shee-buh, beer-shuh-; Sephardic Hebrew ber-she-vah ]

noun
  1. a city in Israel, near the N limit of the Negev desert: the southernmost city of ancient Palestine.

Idioms about Beersheba

  1. from Dan to Beersheba. Dan1 (def. 5).

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British Dictionary definitions for Beersheba

Beersheba

/ (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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