Jochebed — the meaning of the Hebrew name יוֹכֶבֶד

יוֹכֶבֶד

Yôwkebed · pronounced yo-keh'-bed · Strong's H3115 · a woman

Jochebed means Jehovah-gloried.

Built from

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh (from, H3068) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal open in the lexicon ›

כָּבַד kâbad (contracted and, H3513) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H3068 contracted and H3513; Jehovah-gloried; Jokebed, the mother of Moses.

First appearance

Exod 6:20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jochebed

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Exodus, Numbers

Exod 6:20Num 26:59

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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