Jether
יֶ֫תֶרStrong’s H3500yeter (ye-ter)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yeter is the Hebrew word usually translated “jether” and “jethro”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- Father-in-law of Moses
- Oldest son of Gideon
- Father of Jephunneh and the chief of a line of warriors of the line of Asher
- Father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army
- Son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah
- A son of Ezra, a Judaite
- Father-in-law of Moses
- Oldest son of Gideon
- Father of Jephunneh and the chief of a line of warriors of the line of Asher
- Father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army
- Son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah
- A son of Ezra, a Judaite
- Father-in-law of Moses
- Oldest son of Gideon
- Father of Jephunneh and the chief of a line of warriors of the line of Asher
- Father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army
- Son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah
- A son of Ezra, a Judaite
- Father-in-law of Moses
- Oldest son of Gideon
- Father of Jephunneh and the chief of a line of warriors of the line of Asher
- Father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army
- Son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah
- A son of Ezra, a Judaite
How it's translated
- jether 7
- jethro 1
- to jether 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 4
- 1 Kings 2
- Exodus 1
- Judges 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Judges 8:20And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
- 1 Kings 2:5Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
- 1 Kings 2:32And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:17And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
- 1 Chronicles 2:32And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
- 1 Chronicles 4:17And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
Hebrew dictionary
יֶ֫תֶר yeter · Jether
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jdg.8.20; son of: Gideon (H1439); brother of: Abimelech (H0040H) and Jotham (H3147) § Jether = "abundance" 1) father-in-law of Moses 2) oldest son of Gideon 3) father of Jephunneh and the chief of a line of warriors of the line of Asher 4) father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army 5) son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah 6) a son of Ezra, a Judaite
יֶ֫תֶר yeter · Jether
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.17.25; married to Abigail (H0026H); father of: Amasa (H6021); also called Ithra at 2Sa.17.25; Also named: yit.ra (יִתְרָא "Ithra" H3501) § Jether = "abundance" 1) father-in-law of Moses 2) oldest son of Gideon 3) father of Jephunneh and the chief of a line of warriors of the line of Asher 4) father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army 5) son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah 6) a son of Ezra, a Judaite
יֶ֫תֶר yeter · Jether
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.32; son of: Jada (H3047); brother of: Jonathan (H3129) § Jether = "abundance" 1) father-in-law of Moses 2) oldest son of Gideon 3) father of Jephunneh and the chief of a line of warriors of the line of Asher 4) father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army 5) son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah 6) a son of Ezra, a Judaite
יֶ֫תֶר yeter · Jether
A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.17; son of: Ezrah (H5834); brother of: Mered (H4778), Epher (H6081H) and Jalon (H3210) § Jether = "abundance" 1) father-in-law of Moses 2) oldest son of Gideon 3) father of Jephunneh and the chief of a line of warriors of the line of Asher 4) father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army 5) son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah 6) a son of Ezra, a Judaite
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.