Bathsheba

[ bath-shee-buh, bath-shuh- ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) the wife of Uriah and later of David: mother of Solomon.
2. a first name: from a Hebrew phrase meaning “daughter of the oath.”

Bathsheba

/ bæθˈʃiːbə; ˈbæθʃɪbə /

noun

1. Old Testament the wife of Uriah, who committed adultery with David and later married him and became the mother of his son Solomon (II Samuel 11–12)

Bathsheba

1. 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.

Example Sentences

In the Bible, King David sent his loyal soldier Uriah into combat to be killed so that David could be with Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba.

From Los Angeles Times

He returned to Barbados in 1980 and lived for many years at the Atlantis hotel, near the fishing village of Bathsheba, where he said his writing was invigorated by daily swims in the ocean.

From Washington Post

The U.S. envoy, Bathsheba Nell Crocker, called for "broader organisational reforms" and made specific proposals such as consequences for perpetrators and managers who fail to respond effectively.

From Reuters

Bathsheba Crocker, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, urged Syria to grant unhindered access for humanitarian aid to besieged areas and release people "arbitrarily imprisoned and held without trial".

From Reuters

The song does not rely on biblical quotations, but it does make use of biblical stories: It’s about David, who consorts with Bathsheba, and orchestrates her husband’s death so he can marry her.

From Los Angeles Times