Yatha
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Yathaʾ (
Hemyarites of Yemen. Nine kings have a theophoric name prefixed by Yathaʾ. The name may be an archaic equivalent to יֵ֫שַׁע (yesha – yeh'-shah), which is a masculine noun meaning "salvation
." See Strong's Hebrew: 3468 for details.
Savior God. A Hemyaritic deity, to whom, in conjunction with the other local gods, a temple was erected in
References
- ^ An Archaic Dictionary, by William Rickets Cooper, 1876