בִּ/בְאֵ֣ר
𐤁/𐤁𐤀𐤓
biveer
in Beersheba
from בְּאֵר and שֶׁבַע (in the sense of שָׁבַע); well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine; Beer-shebah.
H884
Genesis 21:33 · Word #3
Lexicon H884
| Lemma | בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤀𐤓 𐤔𐤁𐤏 |
| Transliteration | Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ |
| Strong's | H884 |
| In-context | in Beersheba |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H884-02
at Well-of-the-Oath
| Root | באר שבע (b-ʾ-r / sh-b-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | well, spring, pit; seven, oath, sworn agreement |
| Semantic Range | Literal well associated with an oath; established settlement named for that well; idiomatic designation of Israel’s southern boundary ("from Dan to Beer-sheba"). |
| Conceptual Significance | Beer-sheba marks covenantal encounters involving sworn oaths (notably Abraham and Isaac), embedding the concept of oath-bound relationship into the geography of Israel. It becomes a symbolic southern boundary of the land, representing settled covenant territory. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun (Np), feminine singular place name; preceded by the inseparable preposition בְּ ("at/in"). Occurs as a fixed compound name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form includes the prefixed preposition בְּ ("at/in") attached to the proper place name בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע. Rendering it "Well-of-the-Oath" preserves the lexical sense of בְּאֵר (well) and שֶׁבַע in its oath-related sense, while "at" reflects the prefixed preposition in the morphology (HR/Np). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Word Usage (68 occurrences of H884)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 21:14 | בְּאֵ֥ר | beer | of Beersheba |
| Genesis 21:14 | שָֽׁבַע | shava | of Beersheba |
| Genesis 21:31 | בְּאֵ֣ר | beer | Beer |