Word Study · Strong's H1339 · Hebrew
בַּת־שֶׁבַע
Bath-Sheba
bath-sheh'-bah
Strong's 1890 spelling: Bath-Shebaʻ
“Bath-Sheba, the mother of Solomon”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Bath-Sheba, the mother of Solomon
Rendered in the KJV as
Bath-sheba.
- 20occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 20 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- בַּת־7
- בַת־2
- שֶׁ֣בַע2
- שֶׁ֤בַע2
- שֶׁ֙בַע֙2
- לְבַת־1
- שֶׁ֤בֶע1
- שֶׁ֔בַע1
- שֶׁ֖בַע1
- שָׁ֑בַע1
How it is rendered · 3
- -sheba10
- Bath-9
- to Bath-1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)19
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpf · 19
- HR/Npf · 1
All 20, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Samuel4 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 11:3בַּת־bat-proper noun (a name)So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”here: Bath-
- 2 Samuel 11:3שֶׁ֣בַעsheva'proper noun (a name)So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”here: -sheba
- 2 Samuel 12:24בַּת־bat-proper noun (a name)Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the childhere: Bath-
- 2 Samuel 12:24שֶׁ֣בַעsheva'proper noun (a name)Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the childhere: -sheba
1 Kings16 occurrences
- 1 Kings 1:11בַּת־bat-proper noun (a name)Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?here: Bath-
- 1 Kings 1:11שֶׁ֤בַעsheva'proper noun (a name)Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?here: -sheba
- 1 Kings 1:15בַת־vat-proper noun (a name)So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.here: Bath-
- 1 Kings 1:15שֶׁ֤בֶעsheve'proper noun (a name)So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.here: -sheba
- 1 Kings 1:16בַּת־bat-proper noun (a name)And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”here: Bath-
- 1 Kings 1:16שֶׁ֔בַעsheva'proper noun (a name)And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”here: -sheba
- 1 Kings 1:28לְבַת־levat-preposition + proper noun (a name)Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.here: to Bath-
- 1 Kings 1:28שָׁ֑בַעshava'proper noun (a name)Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.here: -sheba
- 1 Kings 1:31בַּת־bat-proper noun (a name)Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”here: Bath-
- 1 Kings 1:31שֶׁ֤בַעsheva'proper noun (a name)Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”here: -sheba
- 1 Kings 2:13בַּת־bat-proper noun (a name)Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied.here: Bath-
- 1 Kings 2:13שֶׁ֙בַע֙sheva'proper noun (a name)Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied.here: -sheba
- 1 Kings 2:18בַּת־bat-proper noun (a name)“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”here: Bath-
- 1 Kings 2:18שֶׁ֖בַעsheva'proper noun (a name)“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”here: -sheba
- 1 Kings 2:19בַת־vat-proper noun (a name)So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.here: Bath-
- 1 Kings 2:19שֶׁ֙בַע֙sheva'proper noun (a name)So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.here: -sheba