Bathsheba

B3A1T1H4S1H4E1B3A1
UK/bæθˈʃiːbə/UK/ˈbɑːθʃɪbə/

proper noun

In the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David.

Similar
Bathshua
OriginHebrew בַּת שֶׁבַע →
UncommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalIn the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David.

    3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 11:3
  2. uncommonA female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

    'I was kinda sweet on her my own self. Sheba Otis, her name was then.' I was surprised. 'She married a Queen? Which one?' 'Can't say.' He sighed. 'Her name's Bathsheba, but she never liked that much.' He turned to look at me. 'That's one of them Bible names.'

    1996, Martha Grimes, “Hotel Paradise”, in Headline, →ISBN, page 172
  3. A village in Saint Joseph parish, Barbados.
  4. A ghost town in Oklahoma, United States, a short-lived female colony.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Bathshua

Origin

  1. Hebrewבַּת שֶׁבַע“daughter of an oath”
  2. EnglishBathsheba

From Hebrew בַּת שֶׁבַע (bat shéva', “daughter of an oath”), from בַּת (bát, “daughter”) + שֶׁבַע (shéva, “oath”).

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Translations

Arabic بَثْشَبَع
  • بَثْشَبَع (baṯšabaʕ)biblical character
Chinese Cantonese 巴特舍巴, 拔示巴
  • 巴特舍巴 (baa¹ dak⁶ se³ baa¹)biblical character
  • 拔示巴 (bat⁶ si⁶ baa¹)biblical character
Chinese Mandarin 巴特舍巴, 拔示巴
  • 巴特舍巴 (Bātèshèbā)biblical character
  • 拔示巴 (Báshìbā)biblical character
  • 芭謝巴 /芭谢巴 (Bāxièbā)female given name
Czech Batšeba, Betsabé
  • Batšebabiblical character
  • Betsabébiblical character
  • Bat-šúabiblical character
Danish Batseba
  • Batsebabiblical character
Esperanto Betsabea
  • Betsabeafemale given name
Finnish Batseba
  • Batsebabiblical character
French Bethsabée, Bethsabée
  • Bethsabéebiblical character
  • Bethsabéefemale given name
German Bathseba, Batseba
  • Bathsebabiblical character
  • Batsebabiblical character
Greek Βηρσαβεέ
  • Βηρσαβεέ (Virsaveé)biblical character
Hebrew בת שבע, בת שבע
  • בת שבעbiblical character
  • בת שבעfemale given name
Italian Betsabea, Betsabea
  • Betsabeabiblical character
  • Betsabeafemale given name
Latin Bethsābē
  • Bethsābēbiblical character
Polish Batszeba, Batszeba
  • Batszebabiblical character
  • Batszebafemale given name
Portuguese Bate-Seba
  • Bate-Sebabiblical character
Russian Вирса́вия
  • Вирса́вия (Virsávija)biblical character
Spanish Betsabé, Bethsabee
  • Betsabébiblical character
  • Bethsabeefemale given name
Swedish Batseba
  • Batsebabiblical character
Cite this entry
APA

Bathsheba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathsheba

MLA

“Bathsheba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathsheba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bathsheba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathsheba.

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