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| Subject: | Re: meaning of Hebrew name |
| Author: | Andy ;—) (guest, 87.177.90.72) |
| Date: | October 27, 2009 at 12:58:30 AM |
| Reply to: | meaning of Hebrew name by Sharron |
In the Bible, JOCHEBED (the usual English form of Yokheved) is the mother of Moses. The meaning of the name is not clear. M.Noth (Die Israelitischen Personennamen im Rahmen der gemeinsemitischen Namengebung, Hildesheim 1929/1966) assumes it might be Egyptian or of some other foreign origin. However, he says it could be composed of the the two elements JA (short for Jahweh, the name of God) and KAVOD, glory. In that case, Jochebed would be the first person mentioned in the Bible bearing a name with the element JA(WEH).
The translation "Ja is glorified" would be correct, He is glorified through the child he has given.
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