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Strong's H6271 עֲתַלְיָה (athalyah)

Athalyah means “Athaliah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H6271
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 4

Strong's H6271 Quick Answer

Strong's H6271 עֲתַליָה עֲתַליָהוּ (`Athalyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Athalyah (ath-al-yaw') (or mAthalyahuw {ath-al-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has constrained 2. Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites It has 17 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include name. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`Athalyah (ath-al-yaw') (or mAthalyahuw {ath-al-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has constrained 2. Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
name

Meaning and Definition

`Athalyah (ath-al-yaw') (or mAthalyahuw {ath-al-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has constrained 2. Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites [from the same as H6270 and H3050] KJV: Athaliah. Root(s): H6270, H3050

Original Word
עֲתַליָה עֲתַליָהוּ
Transliteration
`Athalyah
Derivation
First root strongs: 6270 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6271. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Athaliah

Usage: A queen living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.8.26; daughter of: Ahab (H0256); sister of: Joash (H3101H), Ahaziah (H0274) and Joram (H3141H); married to Jehoram (H3088); mother of: Ahaziah (H0274H) and Jehosheba (H3089) § Athaliah = "afflicted of the Lord" 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 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

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How Strong's H6271 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Athalyah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

name 2 Kings 8:26 2×

How Strong's H6271 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6271 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6271 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6271.

2 Kings 8:26 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.
2 Chronicles 22:2 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
2 Chronicles 23:12 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6271, grouped by book.

2 Kings 7 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 8:26 2 Kings 11:1 2 Kings 11:2 2 Kings 11:3 2 Kings 11:13 2 Kings 11:14 2 Kings 11:20
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 8:26
2 Chronicles 8 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 22:2 2 Chronicles 22:10 2 Chronicles 22:11 2 Chronicles 22:12 2 Chronicles 23:12 2 Chronicles 23:13 2 Chronicles 23:21 2 Chronicles 24:7
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 8:7

Strong's H6271 FAQ

What does athalyah (עֲתַלְיָה) mean?

Athalyah (Strong's H6271) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Athaliah". `Athalyah (ath-al-yaw') (or mAthalyahuw {ath-al-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has constrained 2. Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites

How many times is athalyah (עֲתַלְיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H6271 across 4 books.

Where can I study athalyah (עֲתַלְיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6271 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate athalyah (עֲתַלְיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as name. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.