1340. Bath-shua
Strong's Lexicon
Bath-shua: Bath-shua

Original Word: בַּת־שׁוּעַ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Bath-shua
Pronunciation: bath-SHOO-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (bath-shoo'-ah)
Definition: Bath-shua
Meaning: Bath-shua

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּת (bath) meaning "daughter" and שׁוּעַ (shua) meaning "wealth" or "opulence."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Bath-shua in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper name. However, the Greek Septuagint may use transliterations or equivalent names for Hebrew figures.

Usage: Bath-shua is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It means "daughter of opulence" or "daughter of wealth." The name is associated with a woman of noble or affluent background.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, names often reflected familial status, personal characteristics, or divine attributes. Bath-shua, as a name, suggests a connection to wealth or nobility, which was significant in a patriarchal society where lineage and social standing were crucial. The name Bath-shua is notably linked to the wife of Judah, a key figure in the lineage of the tribe of Judah, which holds messianic significance in the biblical narrative.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from bath and perhaps shua
Definition
perhaps "daughter of opulence," an Isr. woman, also a Canaanite woman
NASB Translation
Bath-shua (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בַּתשֿׁוּעַ proper name, feminine (?) (daughter of opulence?) —

1 wife of David, mother of Solomon, etc. 1 Chronicles 3:5 = בַּתשֶֿׁ֫בַּע q. v.; We Klo בַּתשֶֿׁ֫וַע compare Be; but probably textual error. see Dr on 2 Samuel 11:3.

2 wife of Judah 1 Chronicles 2:3 הַכְּנַעֲנִית ׳שֿׁ׳ב, RV Bathshua but in "" Genesis 38:2,12 not a proper name (compare V:2).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Bath-shua

From bath and showa'; daughter of wealth; Bath-shua, the same as Bath-Sheba' -- Bath-shua.

see HEBREW bath

see HEBREW showa'

see HEBREW Bath-Sheba'

Forms and Transliterations
שׁ֖וּעַ שוע Shua šū·a‘ šūa‘
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 3:5
HEB: אַרְבָּעָ֔ה לְבַת־ שׁ֖וּעַ בַּת־ עַמִּיאֵֽל׃
NAS: four, by Bath-shua the daughter
KJV: four, of Bathshua the daughter
INT: and Solomon four Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1340
1 Occurrence


šū·a‘ — 1 Occ.
















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