Bathsheba

English

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

Bathsheba

In the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David. (biblical character)
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Samuel 11:3:
  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?
(uncommon) A female given name from Hebrew 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.'

biblical character

Chinese:
Cantonese: 巴特舍巴 (baa¹ dak⁶ se³ baa¹), 拔示巴 (bat⁶ si⁶ baa¹)
Mandarin: 巴特舍巴 (Bātèshèbā), 拔示巴 (Báshìbā)
Czech: Batšeba f, Betsabé f, Bat-šúa f
Danish: Batseba c
Faroese: Batseba f
Finnish: Batseba
French: Bethsabée
German: Bathseba, Batseba
Greek: Βηρσαβεέ (el) f (Virsaveé)
Greenlandic: Batseba
Hebrew: בת שבע‎ (he)
Italian: Betsabea
Latin: Bethsābē f
Maore Comorian: Ɓatsheɓa
Polish: Batszeba f
Portuguese: Bate-Seba f
Russian: Вирса́вия (ru) f (Virsávija)
Spanish: Betsabé (es)
Swedish: Batseba

female given name