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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

Mentioned in 2 Kings 11:1, 8:26, 11:2, 11:13, 11:14, 11:3, 11:20 Ezra 8:7 1 Chronicles 8:26 2 Chronicles 22:2, 22:11, 22:10, 23:12, 22:12, 24:7, 23:13, 23:21

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