H5179 H5179
Nehushta — the mother of King Jehoiachin, taken captive to Babylon with her son
Nehushta was the queen mother when Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem and deported the young king Jehoiachin. In the ancient Near East, the queen mother held significant status and influence. Her name, possibly meaning 'bronze woman' or related to the serpent, appears at a pivotal moment—2 Kings mentions her specifically when narrating the royal family's deportation. This began the final chapter of Judah's monarchy.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A feminine personal name in 2 Kings 24:8, identifying the mother of King Jehoiachin (also called Jeconiah). She was daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem and went into Babylonian exile with her son in 597 BC. The name may derive from נְחשֶׁת (bronze) or be related to נָחָשׁ (serpent). Ancient versions vary in their rendering (Greek Νεσθα, Ναισθα, Νεεσθαν). Her mention alongside Jehoiachin emphasizes the comprehensiveness of the deportation—even the queen mother was not spared. 1×
AR["نَحُوشْتَا"]·ben["নহূষ্টা"]·DE["Nechushta"]·EN["Nechushta"]·FR["Nechushta"]·heb["נחושתא"]·HI["नखुश्ता"]·ID["Nehusta"]·IT["Nechushta"]·jav["Néhusyta"]·KO["느후슈타"]·PT["Nechushta"]·RU["Нехушта"]·ES["Nejusta"]·SW["Nehushta"]·TR["Nehuşta"]·urd["نحشتا"]
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
† נְחֻשְׁתָּא n.pr.f. mother of king Jehoiakin 2 K 24:8; 𝔊 Νεσθα, A Ναισθα, 𝔊L Νεεσθαν.