Nᵉchushtâʼ — H5179

Definition

feminine proper noun

Nechushta, an Israelitess

1. Nehushta = "brass"
2. daughter of Elnathan, wife of king Jehoiakim of Judah and mother of king Jehoiachin of Judah

Usually translated as

Nehushta

Origin

from H5178; copper

• Derived from Nᵉchôsheth (H5178)

Occurrences

Nᵉchushtâʼ occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (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 (נְחֻשְׁתָּ֥א), the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.