Original: עֲתַלְיָה

Transliteration: ʻĂthalyâh

Phonetic: ath-al-yaw'

Short Definition: Athaliah

Original: עתליהוּ עתליה

Transliteration: ‛ăthalyâh ‛ăthalyâhû

Phonetic: ath-al-yaw'

BDB Definition:

Athaliah = "afflicted of the Lord"

1. son of Jeroham of the tribe of Benjamin (noun proper masculine)
2. father of Jeshaiah of the sons of Elam who was one of the heads of a family who returned with Ezra from exile (noun proper masculine)
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 (noun proper feminine)

Origin: from the same as H6270 and H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech:

Cognate: H6270