Meaning of Bathsheba | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David.
2. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
   uncommon
3. A village in Saint Joseph parish, Barbados.
4. A ghost town in Oklahoma, United States, a short-lived female colony.

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Examples

“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?”

“'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.'”

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