What does בַּת־שֶׁבַע mean in the Bible?
בַּת־שֶׁבַע is a Hebrew word meaning "Bath-Sheba , the mother of Solomon".
Hebrew · H1339
בַּת־שֶׁבַע
Bath-Sheba , the mother of Solomon
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בַּת־שֶׁבַעH1339
What does בַּת־שֶׁבַע mean in the Bible?
בַּת־שֶׁבַע is a Hebrew word meaning "Bath-Sheba , the mother of Solomon".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1339?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include vvv (11), Bathsheba (7), So Bathsheba (2), And Bathsheba (1), is Bathsheba (1).
Where does בַּת־שֶׁבַע appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 11:3. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (16), 2 Samuel (4), Psalms (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itvvv11×2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:15
Bathsheba7×2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:28, 1 Kings 1:31
So Bathsheba2×1 Kings 1:15, 1 Kings 2:19
And Bathsheba1×1 Kings 1:16
is Bathsheba1×2 Samuel 11:3
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2 Samuel 11:3בַּת־tovvvPreposition2 Samuel 11:3שֶׁ֣בַעtois BathshebaNoun - proper - feminine singular2 Samuel 12:24בַּת־tovvvPreposition2 Samuel 12:24שֶׁ֣בַעtoBathshebaNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Kings 1:11בַּת־tovvvPreposition1 Kings 1:11שֶׁ֤בַעtoBathshebaNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Kings 1:15בַת־tovvvPreposition1 Kings 1:15שֶׁ֤בֶעtoSo BathshebaNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Kings 1:16בַּת־tovvvPreposition1 Kings 1:16שֶׁ֔בַעtoAnd BathshebaNoun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Samuel 11:3
Aligned rows22
Books represented3
2 Samuel41 Kings16Psalms2
Source forms
בַּת־8xbaṯ-2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:16
בַת־2xḇaṯ-1 Kings 1:15, 1 Kings 2:19
שֶׁ֣בַע2xše·ḇa‘2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 12:24
שֶׁ֤בַע2xše·ḇa‘1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:31
שֶׁ֙בַע֙2xše·ḇa‘1 Kings 2:13, 1 Kings 2:19
לְבַת־1xlə·ḇaṯ-1 Kings 1:28
שֶׁ֤בֶע1xše·ḇe‘1 Kings 1:15
שֶׁ֔בַע1xše·ḇa‘1 Kings 1:16
Parsing patterns
Preposition11x2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:15
Noun - proper - feminine singular10x2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:15
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular1x1 Kings 1:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Bath-Sheba , the mother of Solomon
Source Gloss
Bath-Sheba , the mother of Solomon
Extended definition
Bath-sheba.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בַּת־שֶׁבַע is built from these roots: