ܒܐܪ ܫܒܥ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (b'ér shéva', literally “well of seven/the oath”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- 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.
- Genesis 21:31:
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