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Meaning and etymology of the Hebrew name Bathshua
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Bathshua 
The name Bathshua occurs twice in the Bible, and both times as a secondary designation. The first Bathshua is the same as the 'daughter of Shuah' and wife of Judah as mentioned in Genesis 38:2 and 12. The other Bathshua (1 Chronicles 3:5) is in fact Bathsheba, daughter of Ammiel, and the wife of Uriah and later king David.
The name Bathshua consists of two elements. The first element is the Hebrew word  (bat), meaning daughter. Other names that consist of this word are Bathsheba and Bithiah.
It comes from the word  (ben), meaning son in all kinds of ways and applications (son, cousin, member of group). See for an exhaustive treatment of this word the name Ben. Other names that are formed with the word ben or bat: Benjamin, Ben-oni, and Bathsheba.
The second element of the name Bathshua is  , which is identical to the name Shuah. The meaning of the name Shuah is unclear (see that name for etymology and meaning), but it may be A Cry, Riches/Opulence or Nobility, either from the verb (shawa), meaning to cry out (for help), or the verb  (yasha), meaning to be saved (the same verb that gives rise to the names
Abishua,
Elisha,
Hosea,
Hoshaiah,
Isaiah,
Ishi,
Jeshaiah,
Jeshua,
Jesus,
Joshua,
Mesha and
Shoa / Shua(h).
And also related is the word Hosanna.
NOBS Study Bible Name List translates this name as Daughter Of Prosperity. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names clings to Bathsheba and renders Daughter Of An Oath.
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