Beer sheva' (באר שבע) means Beersheba in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Beersheba
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Beer sheva'.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עיר במחוז הדרום, השביעית באוכלוסייתה בישראל והשנייה בגודלה אחרי ירושלים.
וַיָּשָׁב אַבְרָהָם אֶל-נְעָרָיו וַיָּקֻמוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ יַחְדָּו אֶל-בְּאֵר שָׁבַע וַיֵּשֶׁב אַבְרָהָם בִּבְאֵר שָׁבַע
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Beer sheva' is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע
- Written without vowel points
- באר שבע
- Said
- beer sheva'
- Root
- ב־א־ר
- Gematria
- 575
This is how Beer sheva' is said in other languages.
- English
- Beersheba
- Arabic
- بئر السبع
These words mean nearly the same as Beer sheva'.
- בירת הנגב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Beer sheva' is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מדן ועד באר שבע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Beer sheva' comes from the root ב־א־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Beer sheva' in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Beer sheva'.
What does Beer sheva' (באר שבע) mean in Hebrew?
Beer sheva' (באר שבע) means Beersheba. It is said beer sheva', with the stress on er.
What is a synonym for Beer sheva' (באר שבע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Beer sheva' (באר שבע) are בירת הנגב.
Is Beer sheva' (באר שבע) masculine or feminine?
The word Beer sheva' (באר שבע) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry באר שבע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.