Jethro — the meaning of the Hebrew name יִתְרוֹ
יִתְרוֹ
Jethro means his excellence.
Built from
יֶתֶר yether — properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H3499 with pron. suffix; his excellence; Jethro, Moses' father-in-law.
First appearance
Exod 3:1 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.
Every verse that names Jethro
Exod 3:1Exod 4:18Exod 18:1Exod 18:2Exod 18:5Exod 18:6Exod 18:9Exod 18:10Exod 18:12
