In the bible, Huldah is the name of the prophetess, wife of Shallum (2KI 22:14, 2CH 34:22). Meaning of the name: the world. Related names are:
Jerusalem,
Hilkiah,
Shallum (and others ...)
. The translations of Huldah in 10 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Hulda in Spanish to
Hulda in French!
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her. (2KI 22:14)
And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect. (2CH 34:22)