Lexicon
יְרוּשָׁא, יְרוּשָׁה
ye.ru.sah
H3388
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Jerusha

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ye.ru.sah is used as the personal name of Jotham's mother, identified as Zadok's daughter.

The term is attested as a proper personal name in the maternal identification of Jotham, where the woman named is called Zadok's daughter.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Jotham's maternal line · dominant

    In 2 Chronicles 27:1 and 2 Kings 15:33, the form is tagged Noun · Proper in the clause naming Jotham's mother as Zadok's daughter. In 2 Chronicles 27:1 the APB renders the identification, "The name of his mother was Jerusha daughter of Zadok."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across 2 Chronicles 27:1 and 2 Kings 15:33, the APB presents the name as "Jerusha" in the statement that Jotham's mother was Zadok's daughter.

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