JERUSHA, JERUSHAH (jē-rū’sha, Heb. yerûsha’, possessed, i.e., married). The wife of Uzziah, king of Judah, and mother of Jotham, his successor (2Kgs.15.33; 2Chr.27.1). Her father’s name was Zadok (1Chr.6.12).


JERUSHA jĭ rōō’ shə (יְרוּשָׁ֖א). The mother of Jothan, king of Judah (2 Kings 15:33); called Jerushah in 2 Chronicles 27:1.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)

In 2Ki 15:33 = "Jerushah" (yerushah, same meaning) of 2Ch 27:1, the mother of King Jotham of Judah. Zadok was her father’s name; he may be the priest of 1Ch 6:12 (Hebrew 5:38).