Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H3503

Strong's H3503 · Hebrew

יִתְרוֹ

Yithrôw · /yith-ro'/

Number
H3503
Language
Hebrew
Original word
יִתְרוֹ
Transliteration
Yithrôw
Pronunciation
yith-ro'
KJV occurrences
9 verses

Definition

Jethro, Moses' father-in-law

KJV: Jethro. Compare H3500 (יֶתֶר).

Root / derivation: from H3499 (יֶתֶר) with pron. suffix; his excellence;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered יִתְרוֹ across 9 verses.

Jethro9×

Every occurrence (KJV)

9 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus9 verses
Exodus 3:1

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

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. Jethro: Heb. Jether

Exodus 18:1

When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;

Exodus 18:2

Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

Exodus 18:5

And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:

Exodus 18:6

And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.

Exodus 18:9

And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

Exodus 18:10

And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

Exodus 18:12

And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H3503 (Yithrôw) mean?

Jethro, Moses' father-in-law

How many times does H3503 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H3503 (יִתְרוֹ) appears in 9 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Jethro.”

How is Yithrôw translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H3503 is rendered as “Jethro” (9×).

Where does the Hebrew word יִתְרוֹ come from?

from H3499 (יֶתֶר) with pron. suffix; his excellence;