The meaning of “יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת”
Understanding Yᵉhôwshabʻath reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
a form of יְהוֹשֶׁבַע Jehoshabeath. - § Jehoshabeath = "Jehovah is an oath" - Jehoshabath, an Israelitess 1) daughter of...
יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת
a form of יְהוֹשֶׁבַע Jehoshabeath. - § Jehoshabeath = "Jehovah is an oath" - Jehoshabath, an Israelitess 1) daughter of king Joram of Judah and wife of the high priest Jehoiada 1a) alternate spelling 'Jehosheba-יְהוֹשֶׁבַע
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles 22:11 | “But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.” Word: יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת (Yᵉhôwshabʻath) |