יֶתֶר
yeter · Jether
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3500 · appears 9 times in the Bible
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yeter (יֶתֶר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Jether”.
The name of several men, such as the father of Amasa (1 Kings 2:5) and the eldest son of Gideon (Judges 8:20). In Exodus 4:18 it is another form of the name of Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses.
How to say it
ye·ter
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Exodus 4:18
Moses went and returned to Jether his father-in-law and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt and see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
- Judges 8:20
He said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise, kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a young man.
- 1 Kings 2:5
Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner son of Ner and to Amasa son of Jether, whom he killed, and he set the blood of war in time of peace and put the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist and on his sandal that were on his feet.
- 1 Kings 2:32
And YHWH will bring back his blood on his head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he and killed them with the sword, while my father David did not know it: Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:17
And Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
- 1 Chronicles 2:32
And the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without sons.
- 1 Chronicles 4:17
And the son of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And she conceived Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
- 1 Chronicles 7:38
And the sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
And 1 more times.