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Hamutal
the shadow of his heat
חֲמוּטַל cha.mu.tal
Hamutal (Hebrew: חֲמוּטַל, cha.mu.tal) means “the shadow of his heat”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 3 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Elnathan.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Hamutal
mother of Jehoahaz; son of Jeremiah
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 2 Kings 23:31 |
| Last appears | Jeremiah 52:1 |
| Cross-references | 37 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Jeremiah co-occurrence Appears with Jeremiah in Jeremiah 52.
- Jehoahaz co-occurrence Appears with Jehoahaz in 2 Kings 23.
- Zedekiah co-occurrence Appears with Zedekiah in Jeremiah 52.
- Elnathan co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Elnathan.
- Nathan-melech co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Nathan-melech.
- Nehushta co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Nehushta.
- Mattaniah co-occurrence Appears with Mattaniah in Jeremiah 52.
- Joshua co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Joshua.
Origin & meaning
A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.23.31;
daughter of: Jeremiah (H3414); married to Josiah (H2977);
mother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H) and Zedekiah (H6667H)
§ Hamutal = "father-in-law is protection"
one of the wives of Josiah, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah
Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, was the mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, two kings of Judah.
The biblical story
Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah and the mother of two kings of Judah: Jehoahaz and Zedekiah (2Ki.23.31; 24.18). Jehoahaz, also known as Shallum, became king after the death of his father, King Josiah (1Ch.3.15). However, he reigned for only three months before being deposed by Pharaoh Necho of Egypt (2Ki.23.31-34). Zedekiah, Hamutal's other son, was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile. He was appointed as king by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, after the deportation of his nephew, King Jehoiachin (2Ki.24.17-18). Zedekiah reigned for eleven years but ultimately rebelled against Babylon, leading to the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple (2Ki.25.1-10). The mention of Hamutal in the genealogies of the kings of Judah highlights the importance of maternal lineage in the royal succession and provides insight into the political dynamics of the time.
Key verses
Hamutal appears in 3 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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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.
2 Kings 23:31 -
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
2 Kings 24:18 -
Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Jeremiah 52:1
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2 Kings (2)
- 2 Kings 23:31
- 2 Kings 24:18
Jeremiah (1)
- Jeremiah 52:1