Athaliah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Athaliah
From Hebrew ʿăthalyāh, perhaps “God is exalted”
Example Sentences
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The story of Athaliah supplied Racine with the plot of one of his most famous tragedies.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
Athaliah, whose name 131 gives its title to the tragedy, was daughter to the wicked king, Ahab.
From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver
He was with her, hid in the temple of Jehovah, six years, while Athaliah ruled over the land.
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
The chorus in "Athaliah" consisted of Hebrew virgins, who, at intervals marking the transitions between the acts, chanted the spirit of the piece in its successive stages of progress toward the final catastrophe.
From Classic French Course in English by Wilkinson, William Cleaver
Judith, Jael, Delilah, and Athaliah were not mythical.
From Fair Margaret A Portrait by Carpenter, Horace T.
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