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ha-mū´tal (חמוּטל, hÌ£ămuÌ„tÌ£al, “father-in-law†or “kinsman of the dewâ€): A daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and wife of King Josiah, and mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah (; ; ). In the last two references and in the Septuagint the name appears as “Hamital.†Swete gives a number of variants, e.g. : Codex Vaticanus, ΜιταÌÏ„, MitaÌt; Codex Alexandrinus, ἈμιταÌθ, AmitaÌth; : Codex Vaticanus, ἉμειτααÌλ, HameitaaÌl; Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Alexandrinus ἉμιτααÌλ, HamitaaÌl; Codex Q ἉμιταÌλ, HamitaÌlÌŒ.