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bat-ševaʿ בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע ‘Bath-sheba’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from bat בַּת ‘daughter’ and ševaʿ שֶׁ֫בַע ‘seven’ in the sense of šāvaʿ שָׁבַע ‘to swear’
Roots: בת שׁבע שׁבע

bat-ševaʿ pr n f pers
Bath-sheba = "daughter of an oath"
1) 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

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 12:24, 11:3 1 Kings 1:15, 1:11, 1:31, 2:13, 2:19, 2:18, 1:16, 1:28 Psalms 51:2

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