Athaliah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Athaliah
From Hebrew ʿăthalyāh, perhaps “God is exalted”
Example Sentences
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Judith, Jael, Delilah, and Athaliah were not mythical.
From Fair Margaret A Portrait by Carpenter, Horace T.
Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, "Treason, treason!"
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
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.
As has already been intimated, Racine, after "Athaliah," wrote tragedy no more.
From Classic French Course in English 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.
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