Athaliah — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֲתַלְיָה

עֲתַלְיָה

ʻĂthalyâh · pronounced ath-al-yaw' · Strong's H6271 · a man and a woman

Athaliah means Jah has constrained.

Built from

עַתְלַי ʻAthlay (the same as, H6270) — constringent open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or עֲתַלְיָהוּ; from the same as H6270 and H3050; Jah has constrained; Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites.

First appearance

2Kgs 8:26 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. (KJV)

Every verse that names Athaliah

17 occurrences in 17 verses — 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra

2Kgs 8:262Kgs 11:12Kgs 11:22Kgs 11:32Kgs 11:132Kgs 11:142Kgs 11:201Chr 8:262Chr 22:22Chr 22:102Chr 22:112Chr 22:122Chr 23:122Chr 23:132Chr 23:212Chr 24:7Ezra 8:7

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