Study Dictionary
NAVE: Hamutal
EBD: Hamutal
SMITH: HAMUTAL
ISBE: HAMUTAL
Hamutal
In Bible versions:
Hamutal: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
mother of kings Jehoahaz and Zedekiah of Judah; daughter of Jeremiah
the shadow of his heat
the shadow of his heat
Hebrew
Strongs #02537: ljwmx Chamuwtal or ljymx Chamiytal
Hamutal = "father-in-law is protection"1) one of the wives of Josiah, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, mother
of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah
2537 Chamuwtal kham-oo-tal'
or Chamiytal {kham-ee-tal'}; from 2524 and 2919;father-in-law of dew; Chamutal or Chamital, an Israelitess:-
Hamutal.
see HEBREW for 02524
see HEBREW for 02919
Hamutal [EBD]
kinsman of the dew, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, wife of king Josiah, and mother of king Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31), also of king Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:18).
HAMUTAL [SMITH]
(akin to the dew), daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah; one of the wives of King Josiah. (2 Kings 23:31; 24:18; Jeremiah 52:1) (B.C. 632-619.)HAMUTAL [ISBE]
HAMUTAL - ha-mu'-tal (chamuTal, "father-in-law" or "kinsman of the dew"): A daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and wife of King Josiah, and mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah (2 Ki 23:31; 24:18; Jer 52:1). In the last two references and in the Septuagint the name appears as "Hamital." Swete gives a number of variants, e.g. 2 Ki 24:18: Codex Vaticanus, Mitat; Codex Alexandrinus, Amitath; Jer 52:1: Codex Vaticanus, Hameitaal; Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Alexandrinus Hamitaal; Codex Q Hamital.