Bathsheba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. In the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  3. A village in Saint Joseph parish, Barbados.
  4. A ghost town in Oklahoma, United States, a short-lived female colony.

Pronunciation

/bæθˈʃiːbə/ /ˈbɑːθʃɪbə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bathsheba.wav

Word forms

Bathsheba

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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