Nehushta — the meaning of the Hebrew name נְחֻשְׁתָּא
נְחֻשְׁתָּא
Nehushta means copper.
Built from
נְחֹשֶׁת nᵉchôsheth — copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H5178; copper; Nechushta, an Israelitess.
First appearance
2Kgs 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
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