Strong's Hebrew: 2537. חֲמִיטַל (Chamutal) -- Chamutal
Strong's 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
Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חָמַד (chamad), meaning "to desire" or "to covet."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Chamutal, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew lineage and context.
Usage: Chamutal is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "father-in-law is dew" or "desirable." It is used to refer to a specific individual, a woman of notable lineage.
Cultural and Historical Background: Chamutal was a queen in the Kingdom of Judah during the late 7th and early 6th centuries BCE. She was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah and became the wife of King Josiah, one of Judah's most righteous kings. Chamutal was the mother of two Judean kings, Jehoahaz and Zedekiah. Her position as queen and mother of kings highlights the importance of royal lineage and alliances in the political and religious landscape of ancient Judah.
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, ᵐ5L 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.)
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
Forms and Transliterations
חֲמוּטַ֥ל חמוטל chamuTal ḥă·mū·ṭal ḥămūṭal
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