Jerusha — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְרוּשָׁא

יְרוּשָׁא

Yᵉrûwshâʼ · pronounced yer-oo-shaw' · Strong's H3388 · a woman · also spelled Jerushah

Jerusha means possessed.

Built from

יָרַשׁ yârash (passive participle of, H3423) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or יְרוּשָׁה feminine passive participle of H3423; possessed; Jerusha or Jerushah, as Israelitess.

First appearance

2Kgs 15:33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jerusha

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles

2Kgs 15:332Chr 27:1

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