Hamutal:
the shadow of his heat
Hamutal:
ha-mu'-tal (chamuTal, "father-in-law" or "kinsman of the dew"): A daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and wife of King Josiah, and mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah (2Ki 23:31; 24:18; Jer 52:1). In the last two references and in the Septuagint the name appears as "Hamital." Swete gives a number of variants, e.g. 2Ki 24:18: Codex Vaticanus, Mitat; Codex Alexandrinus, Amitath; Jer 52:1: Codex Vaticanus, Hameitaal; Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Alexandrinus Hamitaal; Codex Q Hamital.
Hamutal:
(akin to the dew) daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah; one of the wives of King Josiah (2 Kings 23:31; 24:18; Jeremiah 52:1). (B.C. 632‐619)
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