Quick Definition
Athaliah
Biblical Persons & Places
Athaliah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.26;
only referred to as Athaliah (עֲתַלְיָ֫הוּ);
son of Jeroham;
a brother of Shamsherai, Shehariah, Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zichri.
Athaliah
Queen living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A queen living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.8.26;
only referred to as Athaliah (עֲתַלְיָ֫הוּ);
daughter of Ahab;
a sister of Joash, Ahaziah and Joram;
wife of Jehoram;
mother of Ahaziah and Jehosheba.
Athaliah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.7;
only referred to as Athaliah (עֲתַלְיָ֫הוּ);
father of Jeshaiah.
Strong's Definition
Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites
Derivation: or עֲתַלְיָהוּ; from the same as H6270 (עַתְלַי) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has constrained;
KJV Usage: Athaliah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֲתַלְיָהוּ / עֲתַלְיָה
‛ăthalyâh / ‛ăthalyâhû
BDB Definition:
Athaliah = afflicted of the Lord
1) son of Jeroham of the tribe of Benjamin (noun proper masculine)
2) father of Jeshaiah of the sons of Elam who was one of the heads of a family who returned with Ezra from exile (noun proper masculine)
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 (noun proper feminine)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 17