Yᵉhôwshebaʻ — H3089

Definition

feminine proper noun

Jehosheba, an Israelitess

1. Jehosheba = "Jehovah has sworn"
2. daughter of king Joram of Judah and wife of the high priest Jehoiada
1. alternate spelling 'Jehoshabeath' - H03090

Usually translated as

Jehosheba

Origin

from H3068 and H7650; Jehovah-sworn

• Derived from Yᵉhôvâh (H3068)
• Derived from Shâbaʻ (H7650)

Occurrences

Yᵉhôwshebaʻ occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1)

• 2 Kings 11:2 — But Jehosheba (יְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַע), the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.