Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H1339: בַּת־שֶׁבַע

Bath-Shebaʻ · pronounced bath-sheh'-bah · “Bathsheba”

Definition

Bath-Sheba, the mother of Solomon

KJV translates it as: Bath-sheba.

Word origin: from H1323 (בַּת) and H7651 (שֶׁבַע) (in the sense of H7650 (שָׁבַע)); daughter of an oath;

Extended definition

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

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H1339 is translated

  • bath- ×11
  • -sheba ×11

Bible verses with H1339 (Bath-Shebaʻ)

Bath-shebaʻ appears in 10 verses.

  • 2 Samuel 11:3

    And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

  • 2 Samuel 12:24

    And David comforted Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.

  • 1 Kings 1:11

    Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

  • 1 Kings 1:15

    And Bath–sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

  • 1 Kings 1:16

    And Bath–sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

  • 1 Kings 1:28

    Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath–sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.

  • 1 Kings 1:31

    Then Bath–sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

  • 1 Kings 2:13

    And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

  • 1 Kings 2:18

    And Bath–sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.

  • 1 Kings 2:19

    Bath–sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.

Words derived from H1339