יֶ֫תֶר

ye.terProper Noun (Masculine)H3500

Jether

From: the same as H3499 (יֶתֶר);

Short Definition

Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at ; son of: Gideon (H1439); brother of: Abimelech (H0040H) and Jotham (H3147) § Jether = "abundance" 1) father-in-law of ) oldest son of Gideon 3) father of Jephunneh and the chief of a line of warriors of the line of ) father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army 5) son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of ) a son of Ezra, a Judaite

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

8 times

Appears 8 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
4
1 Kings
2
Exodus
1
Judges
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 2:17
  • 1 Chronicles 2:32
  • 1 Chronicles 4:17
  • 1 Chronicles 7:38
  • 1 Kings 2:5

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.