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יֶתֶר H3500
H3500 is the Hebrew word יֶתֶר, transliterated Yether and said yeh'-ther. The King James Version most often renders it jether.
What it means
Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite.
Where it comes from
the same as H3499 (יֶתֶר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Jether, Jethro. Compare H3503 (יִתְרוֹ).
Verses using יֶתֶר
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 4:18 · KJV
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.
Judges 8:20 · KJV
And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
1 Kings 2:5 · KJV
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
1 Kings 2:32 · KJV
And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
1 Chronicles 2:17 · KJV
And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
1 Chronicles 2:32 · KJV
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
1 Chronicles 4:17 · KJV
And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
1 Chronicles 7:38 · KJV
And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3500 mean?
H3500 is the Hebrew word יֶתֶר (Yether), meaning Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite.
How is H3500 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it jether (8 times), jethro (1 time).
How many times does H3500 appear in the Bible?
יֶתֶר (Yether) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3500 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H3499 (יֶתֶר).
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