Bath-sheba — the meaning of the Hebrew name בַּת־שֶׁבַע

בַּת־שֶׁבַע

Bath-Shebaʻ · pronounced bath-sheh'-bah · Strong's H1339 · a woman

Bath-sheba means daughter of an oath.

Built from

בַּת bath (from, H1323) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

שֶׁבַע shebaʻ (and, H7651) — seven (as the sacred full one) open in the lexicon ›

שָׁבַע shâbaʻ (the sense of, H7650) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1323 and H7651 (in the sense of H7650); daughter of an oath; Bath-Sheba, the mother of Solomon.

First appearance

2Sam 11:3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? (KJV)

Every verse that names Bath-sheba

11 occurrences in 11 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, Psalms

2Sam 11:32Sam 12:241Kgs 1:111Kgs 1:151Kgs 1:161Kgs 1:281Kgs 1:311Kgs 2:131Kgs 2:181Kgs 2:19Ps 51:2

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