# Bathsheba

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bæθˈʃiːbə/ · frequency rank #63,441

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

## Etymology
From Hebrew בַּת שֶׁבַע (bat shéva', “daughter of an oath”), from בַּת (bát, “daughter”) + שֶׁבַע (shéva, “oath”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bathsheba