Bath-Shebaבתשבע

bath-sheh'-bah · Monarchy (David/Solomon)

In the Bible

A biblical personal name — Bath-Sheba (בתשבע) — attested in 2 Sam 11:3 (8 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).

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2 Sam 11:3

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁ לָאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲלוֹא־זֹאת֙ בַּת־שֶׁ֣בַע בַּת־אֱלִיעָ֔ם אֵ֖שֶׁת אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַֽחִתִּֽי׃

and David sent someone to make inquiries about the woman. He reported, “She is Bathsheba daughter of Eliam [and] wife of Uriah the Hittite.”

Facts

Typeperson
Biblical periodMonarchy (David/Solomon)
Gematria774
Letters5 consonants
Theophoricno

Stellar letters

The 5-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.

ע
Capricorn · Ayin

Readable on these rare conjunctions

Bath-Sheba appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.

DatePrecessional eraOccupied letters |O|
12 Jan 1994Pisces3