He called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.
OJBAnd he called it Shevah (Seven, Oath): therefore the shem of the Ir is Be'er-Sheva unto this day.
Onkelos (Etheridge)And he called it Sheva, (the swearing). Wherefore the name of the city is Beer-sheva unto this day.
T4TIsaac named the well Shibah, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘oath’. To the present time the town there has the name Beersheba which means ‘Friendship Agreement Well’.