ʻĂthalyâh — H6271

H6271 · Hebrew — עתליה

Pronunciation: ath-al-yaw'

Other spellings: ʻĂthalyâhûw עֲתַלְיָהוּ

Definition

masculine proper noun

Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites

  1. Athaliah = "afflicted of the Lord"
  2. n pr m
  3. son of Jeroham of the tribe of Benjamin
  4. father of Jeshaiah of the sons of Elam who was one of the heads of a family who returned with Ezra from exile
  5. n pr f
  6. 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

Usually translated as

Athaliah

Origin

or ʻĂthalyâhûw; from the same as H6270 and H3050; Jah has constrained

Occurrences

ʻĂthalyâh occurs 17 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (7), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (8), Ezra (1)