Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name from Hebrew.
Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Kings 15:33
Origin
- Hebrewירושה
- EnglishJerusha
From Hebrew ירושה.
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APA
Jerusha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerusha
MLA
“Jerusha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerusha. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jerusha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerusha.
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