H2537 H2537
Hamutal; mother of kings Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah
Hamutal was the wife of King Josiah and mother of two of Judah's last kings: Jehoahaz and Zedekiah. Her name possibly means 'my father-in-law is the dew,' connecting to the name Abital by parallel construction. She appears at pivotal moments in Judah's decline, named in the accession formulae of both sons (2 Kgs 23:31; 24:18; Jer 52:1). The Ketiv spelling chamital and Qere chamutal reveal an early textual variation preserved across manuscript traditions. French and German leave the Hebrew partially untransliterated, while Spanish ('Hamutal/Jamutal') reflects aspiration differences.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Hamutal, a proper feminine name. Mother of Kings Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and wife of Josiah. The name's etymology is debated: the Ketiv form chamital may mean 'my father-in-law is the dew,' paralleling Abital ('my father is the dew'). All five occurrences appear in royal accession formulae (2 Kgs 23:31; 24:18; Jer 52:1), marking her political significance as mother of two of Judah's final monarchs. 5×
AR["(حَمُوطَلُ)", "[حَمِيطَلُ]", "حَمُوطَالُ", "حَمُوطَلُ"]·ben["(হমূটল)", "[হমীটল]", "হমূটল"]·DE["Chamutal", "[(חמוטל)]", "[Chamital]", "[[חמיטל]]"]·EN["(Chamutal)", "Chamutal", "[Chamital]", "[ketiv:Chamital]"]·FR["Chamutal", "[(חמוטל)]", "[Chamital]", "[[חמיטל]]"]·heb["חמוטל", "חמיטל"]·HI["(खमूतल)", "[खमीटल]", "खमूतल", "हमूतल"]·ID["Hamutal", "[Hamutal]"]·IT["Chamutal", "[(חמוטל)]", "[Chamital]", "[[חמיטל]]"]·jav["Hamutal", "[k]"]·KO["(하무탈)", "[하미탈]", "하무탈", "하무탈-"]·PT["(Chamutal)", "Chamutal", "[Chamital]"]·RU["(Хамуталь)", "[Хамиталь]", "Хамуталь"]·ES["Hamutal", "Jamutal", "[Hamital]", "[kethiv]"]·SW["(Hamutali)", "Hamutali", "[Hamitali]", "[k]"]·TR["(Hamutal)", "Hamutal", "[Hamital]"]·urd["(حموطل)", "[حموطل]", "[حمیطل]", "حموطل"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֲמוּטַל Qr, חמיטל Kt, n.pr.f. (meaning dub.; perhaps, if Kt right, my husband’s father is the dew, cf. אֲבִיטַל)—𝔊 Αμειται, Μιτατ; A Αμιταλ, Αμιταθ; 𝔊L Αμιταλ;—mother of the kings Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, sons of Josiah 2 K 23:31; 24:18 Qr (Kt חמיטל) = Je 52:1 Qr (Kt id.)