The meaning of “יְרוּשָׁא”
Understanding Yᵉrûwshâʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or יְרוּשָׁה Yᵉrûwshâh (yeroo-shaw') feminine passive participle of יָרַשׁ; possessed Jerusha, Jerushah. - § Jerushah or...
יְרוּשָׁא
or יְרוּשָׁה Yᵉrûwshâh (yeroo-shaw') feminine passive participle of יָרַשׁ; possessed Jerusha, Jerushah. - § Jerushah or Jerusha = "dispossessor" - Jerusha or Jerushah, as Israelitess 1) the wife of king Uzziah and mother of king Jotham of Judah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 15:33 | “Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.” Word: יְרוּשָׁא (Yᵉrûwshâʼ) | |
| 2 Chronicles 27:1 | “Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.” Word: יְרוּשָׁא (Yᵉrûwshâʼ) |