Strong's H884 · Hebrew
בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע
Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ · /be-ayr' sheh'-bah/
Definition
Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine
KJV: Beer-shebah.
Root / derivation: from H875 (בְּאֵר) and H7651 (שֶׁבַע) (in the sense of H7650 (שָׁבַע)); well of an oath;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע across 33 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
33 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis10 verses
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.
Genesis 21:31Wherefore he called that place Beer–sheba; because there they sware both of them.
Genesis 21:32Thus they made a covenant at Beer–sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
Genesis 21:33And Abraham planted a grove in Beer–sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.
Genesis 22:19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer–sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer–sheba.
Genesis 26:23And he went up from thence to Beer–sheba.
Genesis 26:33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day.
Genesis 28:10And Jacob went out from Beer–sheba, and went toward Haran.
Genesis 46:1And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer–sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
Genesis 46:5And Jacob rose up from Beer–sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
Joshua2 verses
1 Samuel2 verses
2 Samuel5 verses
To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer–sheba.
2 Samuel 17:11Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
2 Samuel 24:2For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
2 Samuel 24:7And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer–sheba.
2 Samuel 24:15So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer–sheba seventy thousand men.
1 Kings2 verses
2 Kings2 verses
In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer–sheba.
2 Kings 23:8And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer–sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.
1 Chronicles2 verses
2 Chronicles3 verses
And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer–sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the Lord God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles 24:1Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Zibiah of Beer–sheba.
2 Chronicles 30:5So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer–sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.
Nehemiah2 verses
Amos2 verses
But seek not Beth–el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer–sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth–el shall come to nought.
Amos 8:14They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer–sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H884 (Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ) mean?
Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine
How many times does H884 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H884 (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע) appears in 33 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Beersheba.”
How is Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H884 is rendered as “Beersheba” (34×).
Where does the Hebrew word בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע come from?
from H875 (בְּאֵר) and H7651 (שֶׁבַע) (in the sense of H7650 (שָׁבַע)); well of an oath;