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Strong's H3503 יִתְרוֹ (yithro)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3503 — neotes (“youth”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3503
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 9
Books 1

Strong's H3503 Quick Answer

Strong's H3503 יִתרוֹ (Yithrow) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yithrow (yith-ro') n/p. 1. his excellence 2. Jethro, Moses' father-in-law It has 9 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include jethro. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yithrow (yith-ro') n/p. 1. his excellence 2. Jethro, Moses' father-in-law
Usage
9 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
jethro

Meaning and Definition

Yithrow (yith-ro') n/p. 1. his excellence 2. Jethro, Moses' father-in-law [from H3499 with pron. suffix] KJV: Jethro. Root(s): H3499 Compare: H3500

Original Word
יִתרוֹ
Transliteration
Yithrow
Derivation
First root strongs: 3499
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3503. 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)

Jethro

Usage: A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.18; father of: Zipporah (H6855) and Hobab (H2246); also called Reuel (KJV: Raguel) at Num.10.29; § Jethro = "his abundance" father-in-law of Moses; also 'Jether'

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How Strong's H3503 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yithrow, 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.

Jethro Exodus 3:1

How Strong's H3503 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 9 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3503 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 H3503 in the Old Testament

9 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 3:1 KJV

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Exodus 4:18 KJV

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Exodus 18:1 KJV

When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;

Usage Excerpts

First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3503.

Exodus 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
Exodus 4:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
Exodus 18:1 Old Testament, KJV
When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;
Exodus 18:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
Exodus 18:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
Exodus 18:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
Exodus 18:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.
Exodus 18:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
Exodus 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3503, grouped by book.

Exodus 9 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H3503 FAQ

What does yithro (יִתְרוֹ) mean?

Yithro (Strong's H3503) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Jethro". Yithrow (yith-ro') n/p. 1. his excellence 2. Jethro, Moses' father-in-law

How many times is yithro (יִתְרוֹ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H3503 across 1 book.

Where can I study yithro (יִתְרוֹ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3503 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yithro (יִתְרוֹ)?

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