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Huldah

Huldah proper noun: a prophetess in the Old Testament.

Proper noun

Huldah

  1. A prophetess in the Old Testament.
    • 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 wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
  2. (rare) A female given name from Hebrew.

Origin of Huldah

Borrowed from Hebrew חולדה (“weasel”).

Questions about Huldah

What does Huldah mean?
Huldah means a prophetess in the Old Testament.
What part of speech is Huldah?
Huldah is a proper noun.

Words near Huldah in the dictionary

  1. Hulbert
  2. Hulberts
  3. hulch
  4. hulches
  5. Hulda
  6. Huldah
  7. huldee
  8. huldre
  9. huldres
  10. Hulen
  11. Hulens

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