Athaliah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Athaliah
From Hebrew ʿăthalyāh, perhaps “God is exalted”
Example Sentences
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I luckily recollected, that when I was at the College Mazarin, I had learnt the entire tragedy of Athaliah, from having heard it often repeated by the scholars who were about to play it.
From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)
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.
In this way she hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not put to death.
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
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 first success of "Athaliah" was not great.
From Classic French Course in English by Wilkinson, William Cleaver
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