Transliteration: ‛ăthalyâh ‛ăthalyâhû

Phonetic: ath-al-yaw'

BDB Definition:

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" class="dictionary-topic-link">H6270 and H3050" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3050

TWOT entry: None

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