Jehosheba
יְהוֹשֶׁבַעStrong’s H3089yehosheva (ye-ho-she-va)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Yehosheva is the Hebrew word usually translated “jehosheba”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.”
Meaning
- Daughter of king Joram of Judah and wife of the high priest Jehoiadaalternate spelling 'Jehoshabeath' - ye.ho.shav.at (יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת "Jehoshabeath" H3090)
How it's translated
- jehosheba 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
יְהוֹשֶׁבַע yehosheva · Jehosheba
A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.2; daughter of: Jehoram (H3088) and Athaliah (H6271); sister of: Ahaziah (H0274H); married to Jehoiada (H3077H); also called Jehoshabeath at 2Ch.22.11; Also named: ye.ho.shav.at (יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת "Jehoshabeath" H3090) § Jehosheba = "Jehovah has sworn" 1) daughter of king Joram of Judah and wife of the high priest Jehoiada 1a) alternate spelling 'Jehoshabeath' - ye.ho.shav.at (יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת "Jehoshabeath" H3090)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.