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yᵊhōševaʿ יְהוֹשֶׁבַע ‘Jehosheba’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yᵊhōwā יְהֹוָה ‘YHWH/Lord’ and šāvaʿ שָׁבַע ‘to swear’
Roots: יהווה שׁבע

yᵊhōševaʿ pr n f pers
Jehosheba = "Jehovah has sworn"
1) daughter of king Joram of Judah and wife of the high priest Jehoiada
 1a) alternate spelling 'Jehoshabeath' - H03090

Mentioned in 2 Kings 11:2

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