וַ/עֲתַלְיָ֖ה

𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤋𐤉𐤄

Ataleyah

and Athaliah

A proper name referring primarily to a royal Israelite woman: Athaliah, daughter of Ahab and Jezebel and later queen-mother and ruler in Jerusalem during the ninth century BCE. The name is also borne by two male Israelites in post-exilic genealogies. The name itself likely conveys a theological affirmation, with possible meanings including 'Yahweh has constrained/protected' or 'Yahweh is exalted,' reflecting a compound of a verbal form and the divine element 'Yah.'

H6271

2 Chronicles 22:12 · Word #8

Lexicon H6271

Lemmaעֲתַלְיָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤕𐤋𐤉𐤄
TransliterationAtaleyah
Strong'sH6271
DefinitionA proper name referring primarily to a royal Israelite woman: Athaliah, daughter of Ahab and Jezebel and later queen-mother and ruler in Jerusalem during the ninth century BCE. The name is also borne by two male Israelites in post-exilic genealogies. The name itself likely conveys a theological affirmation, with possible meanings including 'Yahweh has constrained/protected' or 'Yahweh is exalted,' reflecting a compound of a verbal form and the divine element 'Yah.'

Morphology HC/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

Common Translation

Phraseand Athaliah

SIBI-P1 Translation H6271-03

Yah is exalted

Morphological NotesProper name (noun, personal name); singular; theophoric compound with יה (Yah).
Rendering RationaleThe name combines the rare root עתל (possibly "to exalt" or "to restrain") with the theophoric element יה (Yah). Rendering it as "Yah is exalted" preserves the root’s likely exaltation sense while reflecting the declarative, theophoric structure of the proper name.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and Ataleyah

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleProper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yah Is Exalted

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