| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | b r. |
| DEFINITION: | Common Semitic noun *bir-, well, cistern. 1. Beersheba, from Hebrew b  r  ebac, well of oath, from br, well (ebac, oath; see bc). 2. Beirut, from Arabic bayr t, from Phoenician *bir t, plural of *bir, well. |
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