ܒܐܪ ܫܒܥ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
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: