The meaning of “חֲמוּטַל”
Understanding Chămûwṭal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or חֲמִיטַל Chămîyṭal (kham-ee-tal'); from חָם and טַל; father-in-law of dew Hamutal. - § Hamutal = "father-in-law is pr...
חֲמוּטַל
or חֲמִיטַל Chămîyṭal (kham-ee-tal'); from חָם and טַל; father-in-law of dew Hamutal. - § Hamutal = "father-in-law is protection" - Chamutal or Chamital, an Israelitess 1) one of the wives of Josiah, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 23:31 | “Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.” Word: חֲמוּטַל (Chămûwṭal) | |
| 2 Kings 24:18 | “Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.” Word: חֲמוּטַל (Chămûwṭal) | |
| Jeremiah 52:1 | “Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.” Word: חֲמוּטַל (Chămûwṭal) |