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.

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)

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. from Dan to Beersheba. Dan ¹( def 4 ).

Example Sentences

A policewoman has been killed and 10 others injured in a shooting in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, local authorities said.

From BBC

One video showed several members of his family running through the grounds of the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba to be reunited with him.

From BBC

Sde Teiman near Beersheba in southern Israel has for months been at the centre of reports of serious abuses against Gazan detainees.

From BBC

The hospital is near the city of Beersheba in southern Israel.

From Seattle Times

Yahya Sinwar, left, and Dr. Yuval Bitton at Israel’s Beersheba prison complex, during negotiations for a prisoner swap that would lead to Mr. Sinwar’s 2011 release.Credit...

From New York Times