Huldah

Huldah (Hebrew: חֻלְדָּה Ḥuldā) is a prophetess mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in 2 Kings 22:14–20 and 2 Chronicles 34:22–28. After the discovery of a book of the Law during renovations at Solomon's Temple, on the order of King Josiah, Hilkiah together with Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan and Asaiah approach her to seek the Lord's opinion. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath (also called Tikvah), son of Harhas (also called Hasrah), keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District or Second Quarter (Hebrew: במשנה, romanized: ba-mišneh, lit. 'in the second'). The King James Version of the Bible calls this quarter "the college", and the New International Version calls it "the new quarter". According to Rabbinic interpretation, Huldah and Deborah were the principal professed female prophets in the Nevi'im (Prophets) portion of the Hebrew Bible, although Miriam is referred to as such in the Torah and an unnamed prophet is mentioned in Isaiah. "Huldah" derives from the Hebrew lemma חלד (Ḥ-L-D), meaning to abide or to continue. The Huldah Gates in the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount are named for her.