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Strong's H3115 יוֹכֶבֶד (yokebed)

Yokebed means “Jochebed” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3115 — makrothymia (“longsuffering”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3115
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 2
Books 2

Strong's H3115 Quick Answer

Strong's H3115 יוֹכֶבֶד (Yowkebed) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yowkebed (yo-keh'-bed) n/p. 1. Jehovah-gloried 2. Jokebed, the mother of Moses It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include moses and mother. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yowkebed (yo-keh'-bed) n/p. 1. Jehovah-gloried 2. Jokebed, the mother of Moses
Usage
2 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
moses and mother

Meaning and Definition

Yowkebed (yo-keh'-bed) n/p. 1. Jehovah-gloried 2. Jokebed, the mother of Moses [from H3068 contracted and H3513] KJV: Jochebed. Root(s): H3068, H3513

Original Word
יוֹכֶבֶד
Transliteration
Yowkebed
Derivation
Root: כבד First root strongs: 3068 Second root strongs: 3513
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3115. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Jochebed

Usage: A woman of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.20; daughter of: Levi (H3878); sister of: Gershon (H1648), Kohath (H6955) and Merari (H4847); married to Amram (H6019); mother of: Moses (H4872), Aaron (H0175) and Miriam (H4813) § Jochebed = "Jehovah is glory" the daughter of Levi, wife and at the same time aunt of Amram, and the mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam

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How Strong's H3115 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yowkebed, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Moses Exodus 6:20 mother Numbers 26:59

How Strong's H3115 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 2 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3115 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3115 in the Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 6:20 KJV

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.

Numbers 26:59 KJV

And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

Usage Excerpts

First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3115.

Exodus 6:20 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Numbers 26:59 Old Testament, KJV
And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3115, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3115 FAQ

What does yokebed (יוֹכֶבֶד) mean?

Yokebed (Strong's H3115) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Jochebed". Yowkebed (yo-keh'-bed) n/p. 1. Jehovah-gloried 2. Jokebed, the mother of Moses

How many times is yokebed (יוֹכֶבֶד) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H3115 across 2 books.

Where can I study yokebed (יוֹכֶבֶד) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3115 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yokebed (יוֹכֶבֶד)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as moses and mother. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.