Lexicon
חֻלְדָּה
chul.dah
H2468
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Huldah

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chul.dah names the prophetess whom Hilkiah and the king's representatives went to speak with in Jerusalem.

The attested form is a proper noun naming the prophetess to whom Hilkiah and others went and spoke in Jerusalem.

Senses in use

  1. Name of the prophetess consulted in Jerusalem · dominant

    In 2 Chronicles 34:22 and 2 Kings 22:14, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies the prophetess to whom Hilkiah and the king's representatives went to speak. The APB renders the name within clauses describing her residence in Jerusalem and the delegation's conversation with her.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across 2 Chronicles 34:22 and 2 Kings 22:14, the APB presents the term as "Huldah" in the description of a prophetess visited by a delegation. The verse is read as a whole, but both verses place the name in that same narrative role.

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