ܒܐܪ ܫܒܥ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܐܪ ܫܒܥ

Etymology

Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (b'ér shéva', literally well of seven/the oath).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܒܹܐܪ ܫܒ݂ܲܥ (bēr šḇaˁf

  1. Beersheba, Be'er Sheva (a city in southern Israel, inhabited since 4th millennium BCE and mentioned in the Bible)
    • Genesis 21:31:
      ܒܘܼܬ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܹܐܪ ܫܒ݂ܲܥ ܡܸܛܠ ܬܲܡܵܐ ܝܡܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܬܸܪܘܵܝܗܝ.
      būt āhā pīš lāh qrīṯā aya dukṯā bēr šḇaˁ miṭṭul tammā mē lhōn tirwāyh.
      Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.