bat-sheva · Bathsheba

What it means

bat-sheva (בַּת־שֶׁבַע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Bathsheba”.

Wife of Uriah the Hittite and then of David; mother of Solomon (2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 1). It means "daughter of the oath."

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Samuel×4
• 1 Kings×16
• Psalms×2

• 2 Samuel 11:3

  David sent and inquired about the woman, and someone said, “Is this not Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”

• 2 Samuel 12:24

  David comforted Bathsheba his wife; and he went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and she called his name Solomon. And YHWH loved him,

• 1 Kings 1:11

  Then Nathan said to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon, saying, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith reigns, and our lord David does not know it?

• 1 Kings 1:15

  So Bathsheba went in to the king, into the chamber; now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

• 1 Kings 1:16

  And Bathsheba bowed her head and bowed down to the king. And the king said, “What do you want?”

• 1 Kings 1:28

  And King David answered and said, “Call Bathsheba to me.” And she came before the king and stood before the king.

• 1 Kings 1:31

  And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and bowed down to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

• 1 Kings 2:13

  Then Adonijah son of Haggith came to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said, “Is your coming in peace?” And he said, “In peace.”

• 1 Kings 2:18

  And Bathsheba said, “Good; I will speak for you to the king.”

• 1 Kings 2:19

  So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her, and sat on his throne and set a throne for the mother of the king, and she sat at his right.

• Psalms 51:1

  For the director. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Show me favor, Elohim, according to your loyal love; according to the abundance of your mercies blot out my transgressions.

And 11 more times.