Bathsheba

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bæθˈʃiːbə/

Bathsheba

1. In the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David. (biblical character)
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Samuel 11:3:

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     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?

2. (uncommon) A female given name of biblical origin.
   • 1996, Martha Grimes, Hotel Paradise, in Headline →ISBN, page 172:

     '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.'

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