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What is Beersheba?
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What is Beersheba?
בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע בְּאֵר= Well Well can mean: Seven, Oath, Abundance well of seven well of oath Well of Abundance No attestation in the bible for this number (7) to swear. Also other semitics don’t use this root for the same use as “swear”. בַּת־שֶׁבַע The element of Sheva also found in the name Bathsheba בַּת = daughter שׁבע = of abundance
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A Hebrew language, Literature and Creative Writing teacher with 19 years of experience in these fields, Sigal has a master's degree in literature from Haifa University. Sigal holds a teacher's certificate for teaching Hebrew from the Ministry of...
Genesis 26:33 וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ שִׁבְעָ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֤ן שֵׁם־הָעִיר֙ בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
Genesis 26:33 wayyiq•rä´ ´ötäh šib•`â `al-Kën šëm-hä`îr Bü´ër šeºba` `ad hayyôm hazzès Genesis 26:33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
1 Kings 1:15 וַתָּבֹ֙א בַת־שֶׁ֤בֶע אֶל־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַחַ֔דְרָה וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ זָקֵ֣ן מְאֹ֑ד וַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙ הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית מְשָׁרַ֖ת אֶת־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
1 Kings 1:15 waTTäbö´ bat-šeºbe` ´el-hammeºlek• haHaºd•râ wühammeºlek• zäqën mü´öd wa|´ábîšag haššûºnammîºt müšärat ´et-hammeºlek•
1 Kings 1:15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
Days of the Week
In the mighty name of YAHWEH, shalom. Send me the original names of the days of the week from sunday to saturday. The christian bible tells us only of the sabbath (saturday). Who changed or hid the original days during which YAHWEH created the universe? Kindly send them trhu my e-mail address. Thanks in YAHSHUA's name. Felix.