The name Bathsheba comes from the Hebrew בַּת־שֶׁ֣בַע (bat šeḇaꜥ) and is the name for one of David’s wives and the mother of Solomon (2 Samuel 11). The name Bathsheba בַּת־שֶׁ֣בַע (bat šeḇaꜥ) comes from a combination of the Hebrew words בַּת (bat), which means “daughter,” and the Hebrew word שׁבע (sheva⁽), which literally means “seven” but comes to mean “to bind with an oath,” creating the new meaning “daughter of the oath. According to 2 Samuel 11, Bathsheba was originally the wife of Uriah. However, after she became pregnant by David, David had Uriah killed in battle and married her to hide the illicit nature of the pregnancy.