Word Study · Strong's H3500 · Hebrew
יֶתֶר
Yether
yeh'-ther
“Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite
Rendered in the KJV as
Jether, Jethro. Compare H3503 (יִתְרוֹ).
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- יֶ֖תֶר4
- יֶ֣תֶר1
- יֶ֙תֶר֙1
- יֶ֥תֶר1
- יֶ֑תֶר1
- לְיֶ֣תֶר1
How it is rendered · 3
- Jether7
- Jethro1
- to Jether1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)8
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 8
- HR/Npm · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 2:5יֶ֙תֶר֙yeterproper noun (a name)Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.here: Jether
- 1 Kings 2:32יֶ֖תֶרyeterproper noun (a name)The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.here: Jether
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:17יֶ֖תֶרyeterproper noun (a name)Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.here: Jether
- 1 Chronicles 2:32יֶ֖תֶרyeterproper noun (a name)The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.here: Jether
- 1 Chronicles 2:32יֶ֖תֶרyeterproper noun (a name)The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.here: Jether
- 1 Chronicles 4:17יֶ֥תֶרyeterproper noun (a name)The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.here: Jether
- 1 Chronicles 7:38יֶ֑תֶרyeterproper noun (a name)The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.here: Jether
Same headword in Strong's