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ye.ter H3500

יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) means “Jether” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

יֶ֫תֶר Hebrew · H3500 9 tagged occurrences in 8 verses

Pronunciation guide: yeh'-ther Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3500G

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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TBESH · H3500H

יֶ֫תֶר · ye.ter · Jether

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; Also named: yit.ra (יִתְרָא "Ithra" H3501) § 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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TBESH · H3500I

יֶ֫תֶר · ye.ter · Jether

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: Jonathan (H3129) § 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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TBESH · H3500J

יֶ֫תֶר · ye.ter · Jether

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: Mered (H4778), Epher (H6081H) and Jalon (H3210) § 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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TBESH · H3500K

יֶ֫תֶר · ye.ter · Jether

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.37; son of: Zophah (H6690); brother of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Bezer (H1221H), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030) and Beera (H0878); father of: Jephunneh (H3312H), Pispa (H6462) and Ara (H0690); also called Jether at 1Ch.7.38; Another name of yit.ran (יִתְרָן "Ithran" H3506H) § 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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TBESH · H3500L

יֶ֫תֶר · ye.ter · 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; Another spelling of yit.ro (יִתְרוֹ "Jethro" H3503) § 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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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

the same as H3499 (יֶתֶר); Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite

KJV glosses: Jether, Jethro. Compare H3503 (יִתְרוֹ).

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How translators render H3500

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
jether	3
of jether	3
jethro	1
to jether	1
was jether	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
jether	3
of jether	3
and jether	1
to jethro	1
unto jether	1

Verses containing H3500

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Exodus 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Judges 8:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.
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1 Kings 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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1 Kings 2:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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1 Chronicles 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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1 Chronicles 2:32 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
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1 Chronicles 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
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1 Chronicles 7:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
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