Jehosheba — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֶׁבַע
יְהוֹשֶׁבַע
Jehosheba means Jehovah-sworn.
Built from
יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh — (the) self-Existent or Eternal open in the lexicon ›
שָׁבַע shâbaʻ — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H3068 and H7650; Jehovah-sworn; Jehosheba, an Israelitess.
First appearance
2Kgs 11:2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
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