Bathsheba

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bæθˈʃiːbə/, /ˈbæθʃɪbə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bath shē′bə, bath′shə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Bath•she•ba  (bath shē′bə, bath′shə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biblethe wife of Uriah and afterward of David: mother of Solomon. II Sam. 11, 12.
  2. a female given name: from a Hebrew phrase meaning "daughter of the oath.''

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Bathsheba / bæθˈʃiːbə ˈbæθʃɪbə/
  1. the wife of Uriah, who committed adultery with David and later married him and became the mother of his son Solomon (II Samuel 11–12)
'Bathsheba' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bethsabee - Solomon - Uriah

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