Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts יִתְרוֹ(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒɛθ.ɹoʊ/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name יִתְרוֹ (Yiṯro), which was derived from the Hebrew word יֶתֶר (yeṯer) meaning "abundance" [1]. According to the Old Testament, Jethro was a Midianite priest who sheltered Moses when he fled Egypt. He was the father of Zipporah, who became Moses's wife. A famous bearer of the name was Jethro Tull (1674-1741), an English inventor and agriculturist.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesYitro(Biblical Hebrew)

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h3499, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h3499.
Entry updated October 6, 2024