Lexicon
יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת
ye.ho.shav.at
H3090
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Jehoshabeath

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Hebrew
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ye.ho.shav.at is the personal name of the king’s daughter who hid Joash from Athaliah.

The supplied verse uses ye.ho.shav.at as a proper personal name for the king’s daughter who takes, hides, and preserves Joash from Athaliah.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name of Joash’s protector · dominant

    In 2 Chronicles 22:11, the proper-noun form identifies the woman who takes Joash, gives him and his nurse into the bedchamber, and hides him; the APB renders her name as “Jehoshabeath” and identifies her as the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of Jehoiada the priest.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Chronicles 22:11, the APB presents the term as “Jehoshabeath” in recounting her concealment of Joash. The surrounding descriptions identify the named person rather than define the term.

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