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yᵊrūšāʾ, yᵊrūšā יְרוּשָׁא, יְרוּשָׁה ‘Jerusha’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine passive participle of yāraš יָרַשׁ ‘to possess’
Roots: ירשׁ ירשׁ

yᵊrūšāʾ, yᵊrūšā pr n f pers
Jerushah or Jerusha = "dispossessor"
1) the wife of king Uzziah and mother of king Jotham of Judah

Mentioned in 2 Kings 15:33 2 Chronicles 27:1

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