Lexical Definition

‎עֲתַלְיָה‎ ʻĂthalyâh (ath-al-yaw') Athaliah ^N:N-F-P
or עֲתַלְיָהוּ ʻĂthalyâhûw (ath-al-yaw'-hoo); from the same as ‎עַתְלַי‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has constrained

Athaliah.

• § Athaliah = "afflicted of the Lord"
• Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites

n pr m
1) son of Jeroham of the tribe of Benjamin
2) father of Jeshaiah of the sons of Elam who was one of the heads of a family who returned with Ezra from exile
n pr f
3) the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel and the wife of king Jehoram of Judah; killer of all the members of the royal family of Judah with the exception of one baby named Joash who was hidden by the high priest Jehoiada until 6 years had passed and Jehoiada led the revolution to put him on the throne, overthrowing Athaliah and putting her to death