בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע

bat-she.vaProper Noun (Feminine)H1339

Bathsheba

From: from H1323 (בַּת) and H7651 (שֶׁבַע) (in the sense of H7650 (שָׁבַע)); daughter of an oath;

Short Definition

Bath-Sheba, the mother of Solomon

Full Lexicon Entry

A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; daughter of: Eliam (H0463); married to David (H1732) and Uriah (H0223A); mother of: Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416) and Solomon (H8010); also called Bath-shua at ; Also named: bat-shu.a (*בַּת־שׁוּעַ *"Bath-shua" H1340) § Bath-sheba = "daughter of an oath" the wife of Uriah whom David had murdered, having had adulterous relations with her; subsequently wife of David and mother of Solomon, Shimea, Shobab, and Nathan

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology N:N-F-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Kings
8
2 Samuel
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 1:11
  • 1 Kings 1:16
  • 1 Kings 1:31
  • 1 Kings 2:18
  • 2 Samuel 11:3

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