עֲתַלְיָ֫הוּ
a.tal.yahProper Noun (Feminine)H6271
Athaliah
From: or עֲתַלְיָהוּ; from the same as H6270 (עַתְלַי) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has constrained;
Short Definition
Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A queen living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; daughter of: Ahab (H0256); sister of: Joash (H3101H), Ahaziah (H0274) and Joram (H3141H); married to Jehoram (H3088); mother of: Ahaziah (H0274H) and Jehosheba (H3089) § Athaliah = "afflicted of the Lord" 1) son of Jeroham of the tribe of Benjamin 2) father of Jeshaiah of the sons of Elam who was one of the heads of a family who returned with Ezra from exile 3) the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel and the wife of king Jehoram of Judah; killer of all the members of the royal family of Judah with the exception of one baby named Joash who was hidden by the high priest Jehoiada until 6 years had passed and Jehoiada led the revolution to put him on the throne, overthrowing Athaliah and putting her to death
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Feminine)
Morphology N:N-F-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
17 timesAppears 17 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Chronicles
8
2 Kings
7
1 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 8:26
- 2 Chronicles 22:11
- 2 Chronicles 23:13
- 2 Kings 11:1
- 2 Kings 11:13
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