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יִתְרוֹ H3503
H3503 is the Hebrew word יִתְרוֹ, transliterated Yithrôw and said yith-ro'. The King James Version most often renders it jethro.
What it means
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law.
Where it comes from
from H3499 (יֶתֶר) with pron. suffix; his excellence.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Jethro. Compare H3500 (יֶתֶר).
Verses using יִתְרוֹ
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 3:1 · KJV
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 · 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.
Exodus 18:1 · KJV
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 · KJV
Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
Exodus 18:5 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3503 mean?
H3503 is the Hebrew word יִתְרוֹ (Yithrôw), meaning Jethro, Moses' father-in-law.
How is H3503 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it jethro (9 times).
How many times does H3503 appear in the Bible?
יִתְרוֹ (Yithrôw) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3503 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3499 (יֶתֶר) with pron. suffix; his excellence.
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