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bathsheba

/bæθˈʃiː.bə/

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noun

C1formalcommon/bæθˈʃiː.bə/

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to a woman from the Old Testament who was the wife of Uriah and later became the wife of King David; she was the mother of Solomon.

  • 🇷🇺Имя собственное, относящееся к женщине из Ветхого Завета, которая была женой Урии, а позже стала женой царя Давида; она была матерью Соломона.
  1. Biblical figure C1 formal

    A woman from the Old Testament, originally the wife of Uriah the Hittite, who later became the wife of King David and the mother of King Solomon.

    • The story of Bathsheba is told in the Second Book of Samuel.
    • King David saw Bathsheba bathing and desired her.
    • Bathsheba's son Solomon succeeded David as king of Israel.

    🇷🇺Вирсавия

  • bathshebas plural form
  • bathshebas' possessive plural form
  • bathsheba's possessive singular form