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Strong H3500H3500Lיֶ֫תֶר

Jethro

One of the 6 senses of Strong H3500

Transliteration
yether
Pronunciation
yeh'-ther
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.18;
father of: Zipporah (H6855) and Hobab (H2246); also called Reuel (KJV: Raguel) at Num.10.29;
Another spelling of yit.ro (יִתְרוֹ "Jethro" H3503)

Meaning of the name

Jether = "abundance"

General definition

The same as H3499 {Jether} the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite: - {Jether} Jethro. Compare H3503 .

In the biblical story

Jethro

Moses' father-in-law, priest of Midian

Jethro, also known as Reuel, was Moses' father-in-law and a priest of Midian (Exo.3.1; 18.1).

In the Bible

Strong H3500L appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • jethro1

First verses

  1. Exodus 4:18
    And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
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