Save Gender Feminine Usage Biblical Scripts נְחֻשְׁתָּא(Ancient Hebrew) Other Forms FormsNechushta Meaning & History Possibly from Hebrew נחושת (n'khóshet) "copper". Nehushta was the wife of King Jehoiakim and daughter of Elnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem, according 2 Kings 24:8 in the Old Testament. She was also the mother of King Jehoiachin.