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

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.26
• son of: Jeroham (יְרֹחָם)
• brother of: Shamsherai (שַׁמְשְׁרַי), Shehariah (שְׁחַרְיָה), Jaareshiah (יַעֲרֶשְׁיָה), Elijah (אֵלִיָּה) and Zichri (זִכְרִי)

Profile

Male • Saul's family • Descendant of Benjamin

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Athaliah was a descendant of Benjamin mentioned in the genealogy of Saul's family (1 Chr 8:26).

• A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.26;
• only referred to as Athaliah עֲתַלְיָה;
• son of Jeroham יְרֹחָם;
• a brother of Shamsherai שַׁמְשְׁרַי, Shehariah שְׁחַרְיָה, Jaareshiah יַעֲרֶשְׁיָה, Elijah אֵלִיָּה and Zichri זִכְרִי.

Athaliah is briefly mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 8. He is listed among the descendants of Jeroham, who was a member of the family of Saul, the first king of Israel. This genealogical record traces the lineage of Saul and his relatives, providing insight into the family structure of the Benjamite clan from which Israel's first monarch came.

All entries for Athaliah: עֲתַלְיָה

Related Profiles:

• Jeroham (father)
• Shamsherai (sibling)
• Shehariah (sibling)
• Jaareshiah (sibling)
• Elijah (sibling)
• Zichri (sibling)