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Jehosheba

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3089

יְהוֹשֶׁבַע

ye.ho.she.va — Jehosheba

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.2; daughter of: Jehoram (H3088) and Athaliah (H6271); sister of: Ahaziah (H0274H); married to Jehoiada (H3077H); also called Jehoshabeath at 2Ch.22.11; Also named: ye.ho.shav.at (יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת "Jehoshabeath" H3090) § Jehosheba = "Jehovah has sworn" 1) daughter of king Joram of Judah and wife of the high priest Jehoiada 1a) alternate spelling 'Jehoshabeath' - ye.ho.shav.at (יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת "Jehoshabeath" H3090)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3088

יְהוֹרָם

ye.ho.ram — Jehoram

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.50; son of: Jehoshaphat (H3092I); brother of: Azariah (H5838Q), Jehiel (H3171J), Zechariah (H2148J), Azariahu (H5838R), Michael (H4317O) and Shephatiah (H8203K); married to Athaliah (H6271); father of: Ahaziah (H0274H) and Jehosheba (H3089); also called Joram at 2Ki.8.21,23,24; 11.2; 2x § Jehoram or Joram = "Jehovah is exalted" 1) son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and himself king of Judah for 8 years; his wife was the wicked Athaliah who was probably the instigator for his returning the nation of Judah to the worship of Baal 2) son of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel and king of Israel himself for 12 years; he was murdered by Jehu on the plot of land for which his father had murdered Naboth thus fulfilling the prophecy of Elijah to the very letter 3) a priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6271

עֲתַלְיָ֫הוּ

a.tal.yah — Athaliah

A queen living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.8.26; daughter of: Ahab (H0256); sister of: Joash (H3101H), Ahaziah (H0274) and Joram (H3141H); married to Jehoram (H3088); mother of: Ahaziah (H0274H) and Jehosheba (H3089) § Athaliah = "afflicted of the Lord" 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 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

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3090

יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת

ye.ho.shav.at — Jehoshabeath

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.2; daughter of: Jehoram (H3088) and Athaliah (H6271); sister of: Ahaziah (H0274H); married to Jehoiada (H3077H); also called Jehoshabeath at 2Ch.22.11; Another name of ye.ho.she.va (יְהוֹשֶׁבַע "Jehosheba" H3089) § Jehoshabeath = "Jehovah is an oath" 1) daughter of king Joram of Judah and wife of the high priest Jehoiada 1a) alternate spelling 'Jehosheba- ye.ho.she.va (יְהוֹשֶׁבַע "Jehosheba" H3089)

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Historical dictionary entry

Jehovah-swearing, the daughter of Jehoram, the king of Israel. She is called Jehoshabeath in 2 Chr. 22:11. She was the only princess of the royal house who was married to a high priest, Jehoiada (2 Chr. 22:11).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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