Strong H5179נְחֻשְׁתָּא

Nehushta

Transliteration
nechûshtâ'
Pronunciation
nekh-oosh-taw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person

Definition

From H5178; copper;
{Nechushta} an Israelitess: - Nehushta.

Meaning of the name

Nehushta = "brass"

Detailed definition

A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.24.8;
daughter of: Elnathan (H494); married to Jehoiakim (H3079);
mother of: Jehoiachin (H3078)

In the biblical story

Nehushta

Mother of King Jehoiachin of Judah.

Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem, was the mother of King Jehoiachin of Judah.

In the Bible

Strong H5179 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • nehushta1

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 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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