ܒܐܪ ܫܒܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܐܪ ܫܒܥ

Etymology

From Hebrew בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (b'ér shéva', literally “well of seven/the oath”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [beːʔr‿ʃəwaʕ.]

Proper noun

ܒܹܐܪ ܫܒ݂ܲܥ • (bēr šḇaˁ) f

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.