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Jether

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3500

יֶ֫תֶר

ye.ter — 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

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1439

גִּדְעוֹן

gid.on — Gideon

A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.6.11; son of: Joash (H3101); father of: Jether (H3500), Abimelech (H0040H) and Jotham (H3147); also called Jerubbaal at Jdg.6.32; 7.1; 8.29,35; 9.1,2,5,16,19,24,28,57; 1xJerubbesheth at 2Sa.11.21; § Gideon = "hewer" youngest son of Joash of the Abiezrites, fifth judge of Israel who led the Israelites against the Midianites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3129

יוֹנָתָן

yo.na.tan — Jonathan

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: Jether (H3500I); father of: Peleth (H6431H) and Zaza (H2117) § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 1) a son of king Saul and a friend of David 2) a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear 3) one of David's mighty warriors 4) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall 5) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem 6) another Judaite 7) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra 8) son of Asahel in the time of Ezra 9) a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah 10) son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3147

יוֹתָם

yo.tam — Jotham

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.9.5; son of: Gideon (H1439); brother of: Jether (H3500) and Abimelech (H0040H) § Jotham = "Jehovah is perfect" 1) son of king Uzziah of Judah by Jerushah; king of Judah for 16 years and contemporary with Isaiah and king Pekah of Israel 2) son of Jahdai and a descendant of Caleb and Judah 3) youngest son of Gideon who escaped from the massacre of his brothers

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3312

יְפֻנֶּה

ye.phun.neh — Jephunneh

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.13.6; father of: Caleb (H3612), Kenaz (H7073I) § Jephunneh = "He will be facing" 1) a Kenezite and father of Caleb the spy from the tribe of Judah 2) son of Jether and descendant of Asher

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3378

יְרֻבַּ֫עַל

ye.rub.ba.al — Jerubbaal

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.6.11; son of: Joash (H3101); father of: Jether (H3500), Abimelech (H0040H) and Jotham (H3147); also called Jerubbaal at Jdg.6.32; 7.1; 8.29,35; 9.1,2,5,16,19,24,28,57; 1xJerubbesheth at 2Sa.11.21; Another name of gid.on (גִּדְעוֹן "Gideon" H1439) § Jerubbaal = "let Baal contend" name given to Gideon by his father when he destroyed the altar of Baal

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6021

עֲמָשָׂא

a.ma.sa — Amasa

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.17.25; son of: Jether (H3500H) and Abigail (H0026H) § Amasa = "burden" 1) son of Ithra or Jether by Abigail the sister of David and general of the army of Absalom 2) son of Hadlai and a prince of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3503

יִתְרוֹ

yit.ro — Jethro

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.18; father of: Zipporah (H6855) and Hobab (H2246); also called Reuel (KJV: Raguel) at Num.10.29; § Jethro = "his abundance" father-in-law of Moses; also 'Jether'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3505

יִתְרִי

yit.ri — Ithrite

Someone descended from Ithar(?), first mentioned at 2Sa.23.38 § Ithrite = "a remnant: excellence" a descendant of Jether

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3047

יָדָע

ya.da — Jada

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.28; son of: Onam (H0208H); brother of: Shammai (H8060); father of: Jether (H3500I) and Jonathan (H3129) § Jada = "He knows" a Judahite, son of Onam and brother of Shammai, in the genealogy of the sons of Jerahmeel by his wife Atarah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4778

מֶ֫רֶד

me.red — Mered

A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.17; son of: Ezrah (H5834); brother of: Jether (H3500J), Epher (H6081H) and Jalon (H3210); married to Bithiah (H1332)(?) and Jehudijah (H3057)(?); father of: Miriam (H4813H)(?), Shammai (H8060I)(?), Ishbah (H3431)(?), Jered (H3382H)(?), Heber (H2268I)(?) and Jekuthiel (H3354)(?) § Mered = "rebellion" son of Ezra and a descendant of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3210

יָלוֹן

ya.lon — Jalon

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: Jether (H3500J), Mered (H4778) and Epher (H6081H) § Jalon = "Jehovah lodges" a son of Ezra and a descendant of Caleb

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3380

יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת

ye.rub.be.shet — Jerubbesheth

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.6.11; son of: Joash (H3101); father of: Jether (H3500), Abimelech (H0040H) and Jotham (H3147); also called Jerubbaal at Jdg.6.32; 7.1; 8.29,35; 9.1,2,5,16,19,24,28,57; 1xJerubbesheth at 2Sa.11.21; Another name of gid.on (גִּדְעוֹן "Gideon" H1439) § Jerubbesheth = "shame will contend" a variant name of Jerubbaal (the other name of Gideon [ ye.rub.ba.al (יְרֻבַּ֫עַל "Jerubbaal" H3378)]) substituting the word 'shame' for the name of the pagan god 'Baal'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3501

יִתְרָא

yit.ra — Ithra

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; Another name of ye.ter (יֶ֫תֶר "Jether" H3500H) § Ithra = "abundance" father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army; also 'Jether'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5834

עֶזְרָה

ez.rah — Ezrah

A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.17; father of: Jether (H3500J), Mered (H4778), Epher (H6081H) and Jalon (H3210) § Ezra = "help" a Judaite, father of Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6462

פִּסְפָּה

pis.pah — Pispa

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.38; son of: Ithran (H3506H); brother of: Jephunneh (H3312H) and Ara (H0690) § Pispah = "disappearance" a son of Jether from the tribe of Asher

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GREEK · G21453

Ιεθερμαθ

— Jethermath

Ιεθερμαθ Jethermath - a name found only in LXX at 1Ki.9.15 with no equivalent in the Hebrew text

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Historical dictionary entry

Surplus; excellence. (1.) Father-in-law of Moses (Ex. 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere Jethro (q.v.). (2.) The oldest of Gideon’s seventy sons (Judg. 8:20). (3.) The father of Amasa, David’s general (1 Kings 2:5, 32); called Ithra (2 Sam. 17:25). (4.) 1 Chr. 7:38. (5.) 1 Chr. 2:32; one of Judah’s posterity. (6.) 1 Chr. 4:17.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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