1. Bathsheba - Noun
2. Bathsheba - Proper noun
(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)
Source: WordNetDavid's adultery with Bathsheba was only an opportunity to demonstrate the power of repentance, and the Talmud states that it was not adultery at all, quoting a Jewish practice of divorce on the eve of battle. Source: Internet
Born Kate Adelle Hinds in Lebanon, Tn. on Oct. 10, 1885 to parents, Dr. John I.D. and Mary Bathsheba Hinds. Source: Internet
Tamar’s rape continues the pattern of sex and violence set in motion with David’s illicit relationship with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband. Source: Internet
Meet William Boldwood (played by Michael Sheen), a wealthy bachelor smitten with the fiery Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan). Source: Internet
This penitential psalm, according to an ancient Jewish tradition, expresses the repentance of the king David after his adultery with Bathsheba and the killing of her husband, the Hittite Uriah. Source: Internet
The small fishing village of Bathsheba nearby offers guest houses, rum shops and restaurants. Source: Internet