First names in Hebrew

First name Bathsheba: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בת שבע

Gematria value: 774

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Bathsheba is written בת שבע

Bathsheba is the English form of Batsheva, בת שבע in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Bathsheba mean?

Meaning: "daughter of the oath"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew, and it is made of two words: bat, "daughter", and sheva, which means both "seven" and "oath". It is most often rendered "daughter of the oath". English Bibles call her Bathsheba.

Gematria

Bathsheba = 774

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בת שבע has 5 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• תthe letter Tav400
• שthe letter Shin300
• בthe letter Bet2
• עthe letter Ayin70
• Total774

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Ayin

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Bathsheba, from ב to ע:

בְּלֵב נָבוֹן תָּנוּחַ חׇכְמָה וּבְקֶרֶב כְּסִילִים תִּוָּדֵעַ׃

“Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but among fools it makes itself known.”

Proverbs 14:33

The book of your first name

Bathsheba, in nine pages

• Bathsheba, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Bathsheba
• Bathsheba, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Bathsheba in three answers

How do you write Bathsheba in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Bathsheba is written בת שבע. Bathsheba is the English form of Batsheva, בת שבע in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Bathsheba?
Written בת שבע, Bathsheba is worth 774: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70).

What does Bathsheba mean?
Daughter of the oath (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew, and it is made of two words: bat, "daughter", and sheva, which means both "seven" and "oath". It is most often rendered "daughter of the oath". English Bibles call her Bathsheba.