Gebirah (queen mother)
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Gebirah (queen mother) is a royal title in the Hebrew Bible denoting the king’s mother, who often held significant influence and status within the monarchy of ancient Judah.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gebirah | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew term
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biblical title ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Books of Kings
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Deuteronomistic history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | king’s mother ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Davidic monarchy
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ⓘ
monarchy of ancient Judah ⓘ |
| basisOfStatus | maternity of reigning king ⓘ |
| connotes |
lady
ⓘ
mistress ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | king’s wife ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
ancient Israelite society
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern monarchy ⓘ |
| denotes | mother of the king ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | ordinary queen consort ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalFunction |
advisor to the king
ⓘ
intercessor before the king ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyRoot | Hebrew root g-b-r (to be strong, mighty) ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | queen mother ⓘ |
| hasReligiousReception | sometimes seen as prefiguration of Marian queenship in Christian theology ⓘ |
| hasRole |
courtly influence
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dynastic legitimacy symbol ⓘ political influence ⓘ royal consort’s successor in status ⓘ |
| hasStatus | high-ranking woman in royal court ⓘ |
| influences |
court appointments
ⓘ
religious policy (in some reigns) ⓘ royal succession ⓘ |
| isTitleOf |
Bathsheba
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ⓘ
Jezebel (in functional sense, though not always titled) ⓘ Maacah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| positionRelativeToKing | subordinate only to the king ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
House of David
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ⓘ
King of Judah ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Christian Old Testament tradition
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Jewish biblical tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Temple period
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Iron Age Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOf | female royal office ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hebrew Bible
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Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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