יְרוּשָׁה
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:13 pm
What do you think King Jotham's mother's name means to convey?
יְרוּשָׁה
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Well here are my thoughts on this: She was a daughter of Tsadok, this lineage of priests is attested right up to just before 100 BC in reliable written records according to what I read, so I have no doubt that the chronicler had it correct. The fact that the chronicler thought it appealing to mention her lineage would negate any possible idea that 'possess' or 'occupy', which is the root word behind this feminine word, could signify something negative. In the light of the lineage of this mother coupled with the "more on the righteous side" behaviour of her son Jotham (signifying a decent upbringing) her name would most likely have had a personal meaning of 'take possession of what is righteous' or, maybe this mother's mother had the idea of "The Lord take possession of everything you should become". After all, the ideas in the mother who gave birth to this daughter would have had to have been reduced to a single word. Davidson's dictionary refers to the idea of 'possessed by a husband' I hasten to add I find this ridiculous because her mother would have named her at birth!
Just my musings.