Weasel, a prophetess; the wife of Shallum. She was consulted regarding the “book of the law” discovered by the high priest Hilkiah ([2 Kings 22:14-20](/2kgs#2Kgs.22.14); [2 Chr. 34:22-28](/2chr#2Chr.34.22)). She resided in that part of Jerusalem called the Mishneh (A.V., “the college;” R.V., “the second quarter”), supposed by some to be the suburb between the inner and the outer wall, the second or lower city, Akra. Miriam ([Ex. 15:20](/exod#Exod.15.20)) and Deborah ([Judg. 4:4](/judg#Judg.4.4)) are the only others who bear the title of “prophetess,” for the word in [Isa. 8:3](/isa#Isa.8.3) means only the prophet’s wife.