Bible Encyclopedia: Huldah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HULDAH

hul'-da (chuldah, "weasel"; Holda): A prophetess who lived in Jerusalem during the reign of Josiah. She was the wife of Shallum, keeper of the wardrobe, and resided in the "Mishneh" or second part or quarter of Jerusalem (location unknown). Cheyne says it should read, "She was sitting in the upper part of the gate of the Old City," i.e. in a public central place ready to receive any who wished to inquire of Yahweh. He gives no reason for such a change of text. The standing and reputation of Huldah in the city are attested by the fact that she was consulted when the Book of the Law was discovered. The king, high priest, counselors, etc., appealed to her rather than to Jeremiah, and her word was accepted by all as the word of Yahweh (2 Kings 22:14-20 2 Chronicles 34:22-29).

J. J. Reeve

Strong's Hebrew

8445. Tovqhath -- father-in-law of Huldah
... 8444, 8445. Tovqhath. 8446 . father-in-law of Huldah. Transliteration: Tovqhath
Phonetic Spelling: (to-kah'-ath) Short Definition: Tokhath. ...
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2468. Chuldah -- an Israelite prophetess
... an Israelite prophetess. Transliteration: Chuldah Phonetic Spelling: (khool-daw')
Short Definition: Huldah. ... prophetess NASB Word Usage Huldah (2). Huldah. ...
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Library

How Amon Reigned Instead of Manasseh; and after Amon Reigned ...
... CHAPTER 4. How Amon Reigned Instead Of Manasseh; And After Amon Reigned Josiah;
He Was Both Righteous And Religious. As Also Concerning Huldah The Prophetess. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 4 how amon reigned.htm

The Rediscovered Law and Its Effects
... So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto
Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the rediscovered law and its.htm

Jeremiah, a Lesson for the Disappointed.
... Huldah's message to the king, on his finding the Book of the Law in the
temple, fixed the coming fortunes of Judah. Huldah foretold ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon ix jeremiah a lesson.htm

Josiah and the Newly Found Law
... And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess,
the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/josiah and the newly found.htm

The Book of the Law
... the sins of an impenitent nation. At that time the prophetess Huldah was
living in Jerusalem, near the temple. The mind of the king ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 33 the book of.htm

From his Commission to Reside Abroad in 1820 to his Removal to ...
... There were present Willett Hicks and Huldah Sears from America, and Mary Watson
from Ireland. ... Huldah Sears and Mary Watson were also much favored in testimony. ...
/.../chapter iii from his commission.htm

Josiah, a Pattern for the Ignorant.
... an untimely death, designed as a reward for his obedience: and the text is a part
of the answer which the Prophetess Huldah was instructed to make to him, when ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon vii josiah a pattern.htm

Secret Study of the Holy Scriptures.
... be asked to believe, as many would have us do, that such was the lack of feeling
for veracity in ancient Judah that Hilkiah, Jeremiah, and Huldah could arrange ...
/.../moule/to my younger brethren/chapter iii secret study of.htm

Mothers, Daughters, and Wives in Israel
... position. Such names as that of Huldah the prophetess, and the idyllic narrative
of the Shunammite, will readily occur to the memory. ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 9 mothers daughters and.htm

Appendix 1 Massecheth Middoth
... 3. There were five gates to the Temple inclosure (Temple Mount): the two gates of
Huldah from the south, which served for entrance and for exit; Kipponos from ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/appendix 1 massecheth middoth.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Huldah

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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Huldah

(weasel), a prophetess, whose husband, Shallum, was keeper of the wardrobe in the time of King Josiah. It was to her that Josiah had recourse, when Hilkiah found a book of the law, to procure an authoritative opinion on it. (2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22) (B.C. 623.)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Huldah

The prophetess in the reign of Josiah, consulted respecting the denunciations in the newfound copy of the Book of the Law, 2 Kings 22:14-20 2 Chronicles 34:22-28, B. C. 623.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Weasel, a prophetess; the wife of Shallum. She was consulted regarding the "book of the law" discovered by the high priest Hilkiah (2 Kings 22:14-20; 2 Chronicles 34:22-28). She resided in that part of Jerusalem called the Mishneh (A.V., "the college;" R.V., "the second quarter"), supposed by some to be the suburb between the inner and the outer wall, the second or lower city, Akra. Miriam (Exodus 15:20) and Deborah (Judges 4:4) are the only others who bear the title of "prophetess," for the word in Isaiah 8:3 means only the prophet's wife.

Thesaurus

Prophetess (8 Occurrences)
... It should be noted, however, that women like Miriam (Exodus 15:20), Deborah (Judges
4:4) and Huldah (2 Kings 22:14) were not credited with the seer's insight ...
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College (2 Occurrences)
... Hebrews mishneh (2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22), rendered in Revised Version
"second quarter", the residence of the prophetess Huldah. ...
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Ahikam (20 Occurrences)
... Brother of support = helper, one of the five whom Josiah sent to consult the prophetess
Huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law (2 Kings ...
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Achbor (7 Occurrences)
... (2.) One of Josiah's officers sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire regarding
the newly-discovered book of the law (2 Kings 22:12, 14). ...
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Shaphan (26 Occurrences)
... A coney, a scribe or secretary of king Josiah (2 Kings 22:3-7). He consulted Huldah
concerning the newly-discovered copy of the law which was delivered to him ...
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Josiah (51 Occurrences)
... When this book was read to him, the king was alarmed by the things it contained,
and sent for Huldah, the "prophetess," for her counsel. ...
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Shallum (27 Occurrences)
... of Israel (2 Chronicles 28:12). (9) The husband of the prophetess Huldah
(2 Kings 22:14 2 Chronicles 34:22). He was the keeper of ...
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Wardrobe (4 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah,
went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the ...
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Tikvath (1 Occurrence)
... (1) The father-in-law of Huldah the prophetess (2 Kings 22:14) (Codex Vaticanus
Thekkouau; Codex Alexandrinus Thekkoue; Lucian Thekoue), called in 2 Chronicles ...
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Tikvah (2 Occurrences)
... (1) The father-in-law of Huldah the prophetess (2 Kings 22:14) (Codex Vaticanus
Thekkouau; Codex Alexandrinus Thekkoue; Lucian Thekoue), called in 2 Chronicles ...
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Bible Concordance

Huldah (2 Occurrences)

2 Kings 22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 34:22 So Hilkiah, and they whom the king had commanded, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter;) and they spoke to her to that effect.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Huldah

Huldah: Foretells the Destruction of Jerusalem

Related Terms

College (2 Occurrences)

Ahikam (20 Occurrences)

Achbor (7 Occurrences)

Shaphan (26 Occurrences)

Josiah (51 Occurrences)

Shallum (27 Occurrences)

Wardrobe (4 Occurrences)

Tikvath (1 Occurrence)