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Bathsheba in Hebrew is בת שבע (bat shéva).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

בת שבע
bat shéva
name · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

Bathsheba

/bæθˈʃiːbə/ /ˈbɑːθʃɪbə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for Bathsheba as a name.

biblical character

female given name

This is more about the Hebrew word בת שבע.

Written with vowel points
בת שבע
Written without vowel points
בת שבע
Said
bat shéva
Its meanings in English
Bathsheba, a female given name, Bat-sheva, equivalent to English Bathsheba

The Hebrew dictionary's page for בת שבע, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after Bathsheba in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Bathsheba⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Bathsheba⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Bathsheba⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בת שבע⁩, said bat shéva.

Is ⁨בת שבע⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בת שבע⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨בת שבע⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Bathsheba⁩, ⁨בת שבע⁩ can mean ⁨a female given name, Bat-sheva, equivalent to English Bathsheba⁩.

How is ⁨Bathsheba⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Bathsheba⁩ is pronounced ⁨/bæθˈʃiːbə/, /ˈbɑːθʃɪbə/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Bathsheba and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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