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Bathsheba

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Bath⋅she⋅ba

  [bath-shee-buh, bath-shuh-]
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–noun
1. the wife of Uriah and afterward of David: mother of Solomon. II Sam. 11, 12.
2. a female given name: from a Hebrew phrase meaning “daughter of the oath.”
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Bath·she·ba   (bāth-shē'bə, bāth'shə-)   
In the Bible, the wife of Uriah and later of David. Her second son by David was Solomon.
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Bathsheba [(bath-shee-buh)]

A beautiful woman who attracted King David. To marry her, he sent her husband Uriah to his death in battle. Solomon was her second son by David.

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Word Origin & History

Bathsheba 
Biblical wife of King David, mother of Solomon, from Heb. Bathshebha, lit. "daughter of the oath," from bath "daughter."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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