2537. Chamutal

Lexicon

Chamutal: Chamutal

Original Word: חֲמוּטַל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Chamuwtal
Pronunciation: khah-moo-TAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (kham-oo-tal')
Definition: Chamutal
Meaning: Chamutal, Chamital

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Hamutal

Or Chamiytal {kham-ee-tal'}; from cham and tal; father-in-law of dew; Chamutal or Chamital, an Israelitess -- Hamutal.

see HEBREW cham

see HEBREW tal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
perhaps from cham and tal
Definition
perhaps "my husband's father is the dew," mother of two kings of Judah
NASB Translation
Hamutal (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֲמוּטַל Qr, חמיטל Kt, proper name, feminine (meaning dubious; perhaps, if Kt right, my husband's father is the dew, compare אֲבִיטַל) — ᵐ5 Αμειται, Μιτατ; A Αμιταλ, Αμιταθ, ᵐ5^L Αμιταλ; — mother of the kings Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, sons of Josiah 2 Kings 23:31; 2 Kings 24:18 Qr (Kt חמיטל) = Jeremiah 52:1 Qr (Kt id.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חָמַט (chamat), meaning "to protect" or "to defend."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Chamutal, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and does not have a Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: Chamutal is used as a proper noun, specifically a personal name, in the Hebrew Bible.

Context: Chamutal is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament. She is identified as the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah and the wife of King Josiah of Judah. Chamutal is notably the mother of two kings of Judah: Jehoahaz and Zedekiah. Her name appears in the context of the royal lineage and the political dynamics of the Kingdom of Judah during the late 7th and early 6th centuries BCE.

In 2 Kings 23:31, the Berean Standard Bible states: "Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah." Similarly, in 2 Kings 24:18, it is recorded: "Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah."

Chamutal's significance lies in her connection to the last kings of Judah before the Babylonian exile. Her sons' reigns were marked by political turmoil and the eventual fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians. Her mention in the genealogical records underscores the importance of maternal lineage in the royal succession narratives of the Hebrew Bible.

Forms and Transliterations

חֲמוּטַ֥ל חמוטל chamuTal ḥă·mū·ṭal ḥămūṭal

Englishman's Concordance

2 Kings 23:31
HEB: וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ חֲמוּטַ֥ל בַּֽת־ יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
NAS: name was Hamutal the daughter
KJV: name [was] Hamutal, the daughter
INT: name and his mother's was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah

2 Kings 24:18
HEB: [חֲמִיטַל כ] (חֲמוּטַ֥ל ק) בַּֽת־
NAS: name was Hamutal the daughter
KJV: name [was] Hamutal, the daughter
INT: name and his mother's Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah

Jeremiah 52:1
HEB: [חֲמִיטַל כ] (חֲמוּטַ֥ל ק) בַּֽת־
NAS: name was Hamutal the daughter
KJV: name [was] Hamutal the daughter
INT: name and his mother's Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2537
3 Occurrences

ḥă·mū·ṭal — 3 Occ.