Hebrew word · H1339

בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע

bat-

Bathsheba

Appears 22 times in 11 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.11.3;

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 1Ch.3.5;

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

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

2 Samuel · 4

  1. 2 Samuel 11:3 בַּת־ שֶׁ֣בַע Bath-, -sheba

    So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”

  2. 2 Samuel 12:24 בַּת־ שֶׁ֣בַע Bath-, -sheba

    Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child

1 Kings · 16

  1. 1 Kings 1:11 בַּת־ שֶׁ֤בַע Bath-, -sheba

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

  2. 1 Kings 1:15 בַת־ שֶׁ֤בֶע Bath-, -sheba

    So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.

  3. 1 Kings 1:16 בַּת־ שֶׁ֔בַע Bath-, -sheba

    And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”

  4. 1 Kings 1:28 לְבַת־ שָׁ֑בַע <to> Bath-, -sheba

    Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.

  5. 1 Kings 1:31 בַּת־ שֶׁ֤בַע Bath-, -sheba

    Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

  6. 1 Kings 2:13 בַּת־ שֶׁ֙בַע֙ Bath-, -sheba

    Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied.

  7. 1 Kings 2:18 בַּת־ שֶׁ֖בַע Bath-, -sheba

    “Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”

  8. 1 Kings 2:19 בַת־ שֶׁ֙בַע֙ Bath-, -sheba

    So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.

Psalms · 2

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