Word

יֶתֶר

Yether · H3500 · Hebrew · proper noun · 9 occurrences

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This name belongs to 6 people

Jethrofirst named in Exodus 2:1816 verses
Jethercommander4 verses
Jetherdescendant of Asher2 verses
Jetherson of Gideon1 verse
Jetherson of Jada1 verse

Meanings

Jether, Jethro

Jether, also known as Jethro and Reuel, a man who was priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses

Examples
Exodus 4:18 Then Moses departed and returned to his father-in-law Jethro, and said to him, “Please, let me go, that I may return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see if they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
Jether

Man; son of Gideon

Examples
Judges 8:20 So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise, kill them.” But the youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a youth.
Jether

A man who was the father of Amasa, army commander under Absalom and David, killed by Joab

Examples
1 Kings 2:5 “Now you yourself also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt that was on his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet.
1 Kings 2:32 “The LORD will return his blood on his own head, because he struck two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, while my father David did not know about it: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
1 Chronicles 2:17 Abigail gave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
Jether

Man; descendant of Jerahmeel; tribe of Judah

Examples
1 Chronicles 2:32 The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were Jether and Jonathan, and Jether died without sons.
Jether

Man; tribe of Judah

Examples
1 Chronicles 4:17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife conceived and gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
Jether

Man; son of Zophah; tribe of Asher

Examples
1 Chronicles 7:38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Named alongside itApposition

3 occurrences in 3 groups

בְּכוֹרfirstborn 1
חָתַןfather-in-law, to intermarry 1
יִשְׁמָעֵאלִיIshmaelite 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

מוּתto die 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

3 occurrences in 2 groups

בֵּןson 2
אָבfather 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 2 groups

אֵלto, toward 2
לto/for 2

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

3 occurrences in 1 groups

בֵּןson 3

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 11 entries

Remain002002001015: This entry carries no independent “Remain” sense of its own; every tagged occurrence names the person Jether, as in “Then Moses departed and returned to his father-in-law Jethro” (Exodus 4:18, where this lexeme renders the alternate name Jether). The “Remain” domain is bundle-shared with the related common noun יֶתֶר (yether, H3499), which it is not independently attested as here.
Time002002002010: This entry carries no independent "Time" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence of this name is the proper name Jether or Jethro, illustrated at Exodus 4:18 (Moses' father-in-law Jethro), not a reference to time. The domain is bundle-shared with the underlying common noun (יֶתֶר (yether, H3499)).
Happen002002003003: This entry carries no independent "Happen" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the proper name Jether/Jethro, not an event coming to pass. The domain is bundle-shared with the underlying common noun (יֶתֶר (yether, H3499)).
Great002001002012: This entry carries no independent "Great" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the proper name Jether/Jethro, not an expression of greatness. The domain is bundle-shared with the underlying common noun (יֶתֶר (yether, H3499)).
Well002001003018: This entry carries no independent "Well" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the proper name Jether/Jethro, not a sense of well-being. The domain is bundle-shared with the underlying common noun (יֶתֶר (yether, H3499)).
Intense002001003011: This entry carries no independent "Intense" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the proper name Jether/Jethro, not an intensified degree. The domain is bundle-shared with the underlying common noun (יֶתֶר (yether, H3499)).
Possess002003002019: This entry carries no independent "Possess" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the proper name Jether/Jethro, not a sense of possession. The domain is bundle-shared with the underlying common noun (יֶתֶר (yether, H3499)).
Cords001003001001004: This entry carries no independent "Cords" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the proper name Jether/Jethro, not a cord or bowstring. The domain is bundle-shared with the underlying common noun (יֶתֶר (yether, H3499)); see יֶתֶר (yether, H3499).
Dead002001001018: This entry carries no independent "Dead" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the proper name Jether/Jethro, not death. The domain is bundle-shared with the underlying common noun (יֶתֶר (yether, H3499)).
Weak002001001069: This entry carries no independent "Weak" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the proper name Jether/Jethro, not a weakened state. The domain is bundle-shared with the underlying common noun (יֶתֶר (yether, H3499)); see יֶתֶר (yether, H3499).
Names of People003001007: יֶתֶר names Jether/Jethro, most prominently Moses' father-in-law the priest of Midian, illustrated at Exodus 4:18 ("Moses departed and returned to his father-in-law Jethro"), as well as other individuals bearing the same name.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3500. Yether III. יֶ֫תֶר proper name, masculine (abundance; on form and meaning of this…

H3500. Yether
III. יֶ֫תֶר proper name, masculine (abundance; on form and meaning of this and the following proper name see LagBN 52, 198) —
1 father of Moses' wife Exo 4:18 a (E; probably text error, elsewhere יִתְרוֺ, q. v.)
2 eldest son of Gideon Jdg 8:20, ᵐ5 Ιεθερ.
3 father of Amasa 1Ki 2:5, 1Ki 2:32; 1Ch 2:17, ᵐ5 Ιεθερ; = יִתְרָא 2Sa 17:25, ᵐ5 Ιοθερ, Ιοθορ; ᵐ5L Ιεθερ.
4 men of Judah, ᵐ5 Ιεθερ:
a. 1Ch 2:32 (twice in verse).
b. 1Ch 4:17.
5 a man of Asher 1Ch 7:38 ( = יִתְרָן 1Ch 7:37), ᵐ5 Ιεθερ, A Ιεθηρ, ᵐ5L [1Ch 7:39] Εθραν.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0