Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beersheba

/bɪə(ɹ)ˈʃiːbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: beer-she-ba
IPA: /bɪə(ɹ)ˈʃiːbə/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Israel.

Etymology

From Hebrew בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (b'ér shéva, literally “well of [the] seven; well of [the] oath”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע

Inflected Forms

Beersheva (alternative) Beer Sheva (alternative) Be'er Sheva (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce beersheba?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪə(ɹ)ˈʃiːbə/.
What does beersheba mean?: A city in Israel.
Where does beersheba come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce beersheba

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