Dictionary entry

Jerusha

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

je-roo'-sha (yerusha', "taken possession of," i.e. "married"): In2Ki 15:33= "Jerushah" (yerushah, same meaning) of2Ch 27:1, the mother of King Jotham of Judah. Zadok was her father's name; he may be the priest of1Ch 6:12(Hebrew 5:38).