Hamutal — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֲמוּטַל

חֲמוּטַל

Chămûwṭal · pronounced kham-oo-tal' · Strong's H2537 · a woman

Hamutal means father-in-law of dew.

Built from

חָם châm (from, H2524) — a father-in-law (as in affinity) open in the lexicon ›

טַל ṭal (and, H2919) — dew (as covering vegetation) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or חֲמִיטַל; from H2524 and H2919; father-in-law of dew; Chamutal or Chamital, an Israelitess.

First appearance

2Kgs 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hamutal

3 occurrences in 3 verses — 2 Kings, Jeremiah

2Kgs 23:312Kgs 24:18Jer 52:1

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