Beer-shebah — the meaning of the Hebrew name בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ · pronounced be-ayr' sheh'-bah · Strong's H884 · a place

Beer-shebah means well of an oath.

Built from

בְּאֵר bᵉʼêr (from, H875) — a pit open in the lexicon ›

שֶׁבַע shebaʻ (and, H7651) — seven (as the sacred full one) open in the lexicon ›

שָׁבַע shâbaʻ (the sense of, H7650) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H875 and H7651 (in the sense of H7650); well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 21:14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer–sheba. (KJV)

Every verse that names Beer-shebah

33 occurrences in 33 verses — Genesis, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah, Amos

Gen 21:14Gen 21:31Gen 21:32Gen 21:33Gen 22:19Gen 26:23Gen 26:33Gen 28:10Gen 46:1Gen 46:5Josh 15:28Josh 19:2Judg 20:11Sam 3:201Sam 8:22Sam 3:102Sam 17:112Sam 24:22Sam 24:72Sam 24:151Kgs 5:51Kgs 19:32Kgs 12:22Kgs 23:81Chr 4:281Chr 21:22Chr 19:42Chr 24:12Chr 30:5Neh 11:27Neh 11:30Amos 5:5Amos 8:14

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