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עֲתַלְיָה H6271
H6271 is the Hebrew word עֲתַלְיָה, transliterated ʻĂthalyâh and said ath-al-yaw'. The King James Version most often renders it athaliah.
What it means
Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites.
Where it comes from
or עֲתַלְיָהוּ; from the same as H6270 (עַתְלַי) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has constrained.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Athaliah.
Verses using עֲתַלְיָה
All 17 verses, quoted in full.
2 Kings 8:26 · KJV
Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
2 Kings 11:1 · KJV
And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
2 Kings 11:2 · KJV
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.
2 Kings 11:3 · KJV
And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.
2 Kings 11:13 · KJV
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.
2 Kings 11:14 · KJV
And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.
2 Kings 11:20 · KJV
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.
1 Chronicles 8:26 · KJV
And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
2 Chronicles 22:2 · KJV
Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
2 Chronicles 22:10 · KJV
But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
2 Chronicles 22:11 · KJV
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.
2 Chronicles 22:12 · KJV
And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
2 Chronicles 23:12 · KJV
Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:
2 Chronicles 23:13 · KJV
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
2 Chronicles 23:21 · KJV
And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
2 Chronicles 24:7 · KJV
For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.
Ezra 8:7 · KJV
And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6271 mean?
H6271 is the Hebrew word עֲתַלְיָה (ʻĂthalyâh), meaning Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites.
How is H6271 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it athaliah (15 times), also was athaliah (1 time), now when athaliah (1 time).
How many times does H6271 appear in the Bible?
עֲתַלְיָה (ʻĂthalyâh) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6271 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or עֲתַלְיָהוּ; from the same as H6270 (עַתְלַי) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has constrained.
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