1339. Bath-sheba
Strong's Lexicon
Bath-sheba: Bathsheba

Original Word: בַּת־שֶׁבַע
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Bath-sheba
Pronunciation: bath-SHEH-bah
Phonetic Spelling: (bath-sheh'-bah)
Definition: Bathsheba
Meaning: Bath-Sheba

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּת (bath) meaning "daughter" and שֶׁבַע (sheba) meaning "seven" or "oath."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Bathsheba in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as her account is primarily contained within the Old Testament. However, her influence is seen in the New Testament through her son Solomon, who is mentioned in genealogies of Jesus (e.g., Matthew 1:6).

Usage: Bathsheba is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "daughter of the oath" or "daughter of seven." She is most notably recognized as the wife of King David and the mother of King Solomon.

Cultural and Historical Background: Bathsheba was originally the wife of Uriah the Hittite, a soldier in King David's army. Her account is set in the context of ancient Israel, a patriarchal society where women's roles were often defined by their relationships to men. Bathsheba's narrative is significant in the biblical history of Israel, as her union with David led to the birth of Solomon, who would become one of Israel's greatest kings. Her account is a complex one, involving themes of power, repentance, and divine providence.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from bath and perhaps shaba
Definition
perhaps "daughter of oath," the mother of Solomon
NASB Translation
Bathsheba (10).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בַּתשֶֿׁ֫בַע proper name, feminine (daughter of oath ? compare אֱלִישֶׁ֫בַע) wife of Uriah 2 Samuel 11:3; Psalm 50:2; afterwards of David, & mother Solomon 2 Samuel 12:24; 1 Kings 1:11,15,16,31; 1 Kings 2:13,18,19; בַּתשָֿׁ֑בַע 1 Kings 1:28; compare also following

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Bath- sheba

From bath and sheba' (in the sense of shaba'); daughter of an oath; Bath-Sheba, the mother of Solomon -- Bath- sheba.

see HEBREW bath

see HEBREW sheba'

see HEBREW shaba'

Forms and Transliterations
שֶׁ֔בַע שֶׁ֖בַע שֶׁ֙בַע֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שֶׁ֤בֶע שֶׁ֤בַע שָֽׁבַע׃ שָׁ֑בַע שבע שבע׃ šā·ḇa‘ šāḇa‘ še·ḇa‘ še·ḇe‘ šeḇa‘ šeḇe‘ Shava Sheva Sheve
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 11:3
HEB: זֹאת֙ בַּת־ שֶׁ֣בַע בַּת־ אֱלִיעָ֔ם
NAS: Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter
KJV: And [one] said, [Is] not this Bathsheba, the daughter
INT: not likewise Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam

2 Samuel 12:24
HEB: אֵ֚ת בַּת־ שֶׁ֣בַע אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֥א
NAS: his wife Bathsheba, and went
KJV: comforted Bathsheba his wife,
INT: comforted David Bathsheba his wife and went

1 Kings 1:11
HEB: אֶל־ בַּת־ שֶׁ֤בַע אֵם־ שְׁלֹמֹה֙
NAS: spoke to Bathsheba the mother
KJV: spake unto Bathsheba the mother
INT: Nathan about Bathsheba the mother of Solomon

1 Kings 1:15
HEB: וַתָּבֹ֨א בַת־ שֶׁ֤בֶע אֶל־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
NAS: So Bathsheba went in to the king
KJV: And Bathsheba went in unto the king
INT: went Bathsheba to the king

1 Kings 1:16
HEB: וַתִּקֹּ֣ד בַּת־ שֶׁ֔בַע וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
NAS: Then Bathsheba bowed and prostrated
KJV: And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance
INT: bowed Bathsheba and prostrated the king

1 Kings 1:28
HEB: לִ֖י לְבַת־ שָׁ֑בַע וַתָּבֹא֙ לִפְנֵ֣י
NAS: Call Bathsheba to me. And she came
KJV: Call me Bathsheba. And she came
INT: said Call Bathsheba came presence

1 Kings 1:31
HEB: וַתִּקֹּ֨ד בַּת־ שֶׁ֤בַע אַפַּ֙יִם֙ אֶ֔רֶץ
NAS: Then Bathsheba bowed with her face
KJV: Then Bathsheba bowed with [her] face
INT: bowed Bathsheba her face to the ground

1 Kings 2:13
HEB: אֶל־ בַּת־ שֶׁ֙בַע֙ אֵם־ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
NAS: came to Bathsheba the mother
KJV: came to Bathsheba the mother
INT: of Haggith about Bathsheba the mother of Solomon

1 Kings 2:18
HEB: וַתֹּ֥אמֶר בַּת־ שֶׁ֖בַע ט֑וֹב אָנֹכִ֕י
NAS: Bathsheba said, Very well;
KJV: And Bathsheba said, Well;
INT: said Bathsheba Very I

1 Kings 2:19
HEB: וַתָּבֹ֤א בַת־ שֶׁ֙בַע֙ אֶל־ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
NAS: So Bathsheba went to King
KJV: Bathsheba therefore went unto king
INT: went Bathsheba to King

Psalm 51:1
HEB: אֶל־ בַּת־ שָֽׁבַע׃ חָנֵּ֣נִי אֱלֹהִ֣ים
KJV: unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.>>
INT: in about Bathsheba be gracious God

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1339
11 Occurrences


šā·ḇa‘ — 2 Occ.
še·ḇa‘ — 8 Occ.
še·ḇe‘ — 1 Occ.
















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