Entry № 1774 · Hebrew origin

Nehushta Nehushta — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ neh-HOOSH-tah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Brass, copper (Jehoiachin's mother)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "brass, copper (jehoiachin's mother)".

Nehushta (נְחֻשְׁתָּא) is from the Hebrew nechosheth (bronze, brass). In 2 Kings 24:8, Nehushta was the daughter of Elnathan and the mother of King Jehoiachin of Judah — taken into Babylonian exile with her son in 597 BCE.

Rare but iconic in biblical scholarship.

Brass. Mother of King Jehoiachin, taken into Babylonian exile.

The name in its native script.

נְחֻשְׁתָּא
Transliteration
Nəḥuštāʾ
Pronunciation
/ nəˈhʊʃ.tə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Nehushta stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Nehushta · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Nehushtas before her.

Real people
Nehushta
Mother of King Jehoiachin.
In fiction
Nehushta
2 Kings 24:8.
Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Nehushta.

The number behind Nehushta.

3

The Communicator

Nehushta reduces to three — the number of biblical queen-mother.

Why families chose this name.

"Brass. Eight letters. Nehushta."
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