Athaliah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Athaliah
From Hebrew ʿăthalyāh, perhaps “God is exalted”
Example Sentences
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And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
He seats Joas on the throne, and immediately after Athaliah arrives.
From Athaliah A Tragedy, Intended For Reading Only, Translated Into English Blank Verse, From Racine (A. Gombert's Edition, 1825) by Donkersley, J.
The younger princes of Judah were contaminated; and when Jehoshaphat died, this influence of Athaliah was first manifest in the character of Jehoram.
From Notable Women of Olden Time by Anonymous
Doubt you that Athaliah, at the word First spread abroad—that Ochoziah's son Is here concealed—will fail her barbarous troop Of strangers to collect about the temple, And violate its gates?
From Athaliah A Tragedy, Intended For Reading Only, Translated Into English Blank Verse, From Racine (A. Gombert's Edition, 1825) by Donkersley, J.
Twenty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Ahab.
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
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