ʿătalyāhū עֲתַלְיָ֫הוּ ‘Athaliah’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from the same as ʿatlay עַתְלַי ‘Athlai’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots:
עתלי
יה
ʿătalyāhū pr n m pers + pr n f pers
Athaliah = "afflicted of the Lord"
n pr m
1) son of Jeroham of the tribe of Benjamin
2) father of Jeshaiah of the sons of Elam who was one of the heads of a family who returned with Ezra from exile
n pr f
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