נְחֻשְׁתָּא
𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕𐤀
Nechusheta
H5179 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Nᵉchushtâʼ (proper noun): a personal name, feminine, meaning 'Nehushta.' The name is derived from the Hebrew root for 'copper' or 'bronze,' but as a personal name, its lexical usage refers exclusively to a specific Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible. In context, the name may implicitly suggest 'bronze-worthy' or possess a quality associated with the material bronze, yet its use is that of a personal designation. The semantic range is thus limited to being a proper feminine name, not a common noun for the metal.
Semantic Range
proper feminine name; the personal name of the mother of King Jehoiachin; possibly evokes the idea of copper or bronze by derivation but not as a metal in usage
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root נחשׁ ('n-ch-sh'), meaning 'copper, bronze.' The personal name נְחֻשְׁתָּא is a feminine form, likely a play on or reference to copper/bronze, possibly denoting value, strength, or coloring, but is used only as a name in the biblical text.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Nehushta (נְחֻשְׁתָּא) appears in 2 Kings 24:8 as the mother of King Jehoiachin and the wife of King Jehoiakim, both rulers in the late monarchic period of Judah. The use of material-based names (such as those referring to metals or stones) was not uncommon in the ancient Near East. The name is not found outside this monarchic context within the Hebrew Bible. English translations sometimes simply transliterate the name (Nehushta) or, less commonly, include a gloss suggesting a meaning ('copper'; this is not justified by contextual usage). The name itself does not function with the semantic range of the root word for copper/bronze outside the personal identification. In later Jewish and Christian traditions, the name was sometimes understood symbolically due to its root, but within the biblical text it retains its status as a personal name for a Judahite queen mother.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from נְחֹשֶׁת; copper; Nechushta, an Israelitess; Nehushta.
Bantu Hebrew
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נחשׁ (n-ḥ-sh) — to gleam, to shine, copper, bronze, serpent
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H5154 | נְחוּשָׁה | like copper |
| H5172 | נָחַשׁ | intensively practice divination |
| H5175 | נָחָשׁ | the serpent |
| H5176 | נָחָשׁ | serpent |
| H5177 | נַחְשׁוֹן | Nachshon |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5179-01 |
נְחֻשְׁתָּ֥א | nechusheta | HNp |
was Nehushta | Nehushta | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5179-01 |
2 Kings 24:8 | נְחֻשְׁתָּ֥א | nechusheta | HNp |
was Nehushta | Nehushta |