Word Study · Strong's H3503 · Hebrew
יִתְרוֹ
Yithro
yith-ro'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Yithrôw
“Jethro, Moses' father-in-law”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law
Rendered in the KJV as
Jethro. Compare H3500 (יֶתֶר).
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- יִתְר֨וֹ3
- יִתְר֥וֹ1
- יִתְר֛וֹ1
- יִתְרוֹ֙1
- יִתְר֖וֹ1
- יִתְר֔וֹ1
- יִתְרוֹ֒1
How it is rendered · 1
- Jethro9
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- proper noun (a name)9
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 9
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Exodus9 occurrences
- Exodus 3:1יִתְר֥וֹyitroproper noun (a name)Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.here: Jethro
- Exodus 4:18יִתְר֛וֹyitroproper noun (a name)Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.here: Jethro
- Exodus 18:1יִתְר֨וֹyitroproper noun (a name)Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.here: Jethro
- Exodus 18:2יִתְרוֹ֙yitroproper noun (a name)After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,here: Jethro
- Exodus 18:5יִתְר֨וֹyitroproper noun (a name)Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.here: Jethro
- Exodus 18:6יִתְר֖וֹyitroproper noun (a name)He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”here: Jethro
- Exodus 18:9יִתְר֔וֹyitroproper noun (a name)And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.here: Jethro
- Exodus 18:10יִתְרוֹ֒yitroproper noun (a name)Jethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.here: Jethro
- Exodus 18:12יִתְר֨וֹyitroproper noun (a name)Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.here: Jethro