Lexicon
מִרְשַׁ֫עַת
mir.sha.at
H4849
H:N-F Hebrew

wickedness

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mir.sha.at describes the wicked character assigned to Athaliah in 2 Chronicles 24:7.

The lone attestation applies the noun to Athaliah, whose sons had broken into the house of God and used its sacred things for the Baals.

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  1. Wicked character attributed to Athaliah · dominant

    In 2 Chronicles 24:7, the feminine singular absolute form is used in connection with Athaliah; the APB renders the verse, “For Athaliah the wicked woman,” before describing her sons’ break-in to the house of God and their use of sacred things for the Baals.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Chronicles 24:7, the APB presents the term within “Athaliah the wicked woman.” The precise division of that English phrase cannot be confirmed from the rendering alone.

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