Athaliah

American  

[ath-uh-lahy-uh] / ˌæθ əˈlaɪ ə /

Douay Bible, Athalia

noun

1. (in the Bible) a daughter of Ahab and Jezebel and usurper of the throne of Judah, reigned 842–837 b.c.

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Etymology

Origin of Athaliah

From Hebrew ʿăthalyāh, perhaps “God is exalted”

Example Sentences

In the "Athaliah," as in the "Esther," Racine introduced the feature of the chorus, a restoration which had all the effect of an innovation.

From Classic French Course in English by Wilkinson, William Cleaver

Athaliah was surprised and overwhelmed and was slain; but she had given Judah six years of unrighteous government.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby

Athaliah, whose name 131 gives its title to the tragedy, was daughter to the wicked king, Ahab.

From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver

Judith, Jael, Delilah, and Athaliah were not mythical.

From Fair Margaret A Portrait by Carpenter, Horace T.

Jezebel, whose father was Ethbaal, king of Sidon, and whose daughter was Athaliah, seems to have been named from Aza-bel; for all the Sidonian names are compounds of sacred terms.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Bryant, Jacob