How to Pronounce Bathsheba
bath-SHEE-buh
Bathsheba is pronounced bath-SHEE-buh (bæθˈʃiːbə): three syllables, stress on the second.
What does Bathsheba mean?
Bathsheba means “the seventh daughter; the daughter of satiety”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Bathsheba?
Daughter of the oath, or of seven, called also Bath-shu’a (1 Chr. 3:5), was the daughter of Eliam (2 Sam. 11:3) or Ammiel (1 Chr. 3:5), and wife of Uriah the Hittite. David committed adultery with her (2 Sam. 11:4, 5; Ps. 51:1). The child born in adultery died (2 Sam. 12:15-19). After her husband was slain (11:15) she was married to David (11:27), and became the mother of Solomon (12:24; 1 Kings 1:11; 2:13). She took a prominent part in securing the succession of Solomon to the throne (1 Kings 1:11, 16-21).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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