Bible Dictionary

Jerusha

The name Jerusha means “banished; possession; inheritance”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Possession, or possessed; i.e., “by a husband”, the wife of Uzziah, and mother of king Jotham (2 Kings 15:33).

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(possessed), daughter of Zadok and queen of Uzziah. (2 Kings 15:33) (B.C. 806.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

je-roo'-sha (yerusha', "taken possession of," i.e. "married"): 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).