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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Jether

he that excels

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Jether

(his excellence).

Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses. (Exodus 4:18) (B.C. 1530.)
The first-born of Gideon's seventy sons. (Judges 8:20) (B.C. 1256.)
The father of Amasa, captain-general of Absalom's army. (B.C. 1023.) Jether is another form of ITHRA. (2 Samuel 17:25) He is described in (1 Chronicles 2:17) as an Ishmaelite, which again is more likely to be correct than the "Israelite" of the Hebrew in (2 Samuel 17:1) ...
The son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:32)
The son of Ezra. (1 Chronicles 2:32)
The chief of a family of warriors of the line of Asher, and father of Jephunneh. (1 Chronicles 7:38) He is probably the same as ITHRAN in the preceding verse.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Surplus; excellence.

(1.) Father-in-law of Moses (Exodus 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere Jethro (q.v.).

(2.) The oldest of Gideon's seventy sons (Judges 8:20).

(3.) The father of Amasa, David's general (1 Kings 2:5, 32); called Ithra (2 Samuel 17:25).

(4.) 1 Chronicles 7:38.

(5.) 1 Chronicles 2:32; one of Judah's posterity.

(6.) 1 Chronicles 4:17.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

JETHER

je'-ther (yether, "abundance"):

(1) Exodus 4:18 the Revised Version margin, King James Version, margin.

See JETHRO.

(2) Gideon's eldest son (Judges 8:20), who was called upon by his father to slay Zebah and Zalmunnah, but "feared, because he was yet a youth." The narrative there (Judges 8:4) should be connected with that of Judges 6:34, where Gideon is followed by his clan, and not with that of Judges 7, where he has 300 picked men. The captives would be taken to Orpah, Gideon's home, and slain there.

(3) Father of Amasa (1 Kings 2:5, 32); he was an Ishmaelite according to 1 Chronicles 2:17 = "Ithra, the Israelite" of 2 Samuel 17:25, where "the Ishmaelite" should be read for "the Israelite."

(4) A Jerahmeelite (1 Chronicles 2:32 twice).

(5) A Judahite (1 Chronicles 4:17).

(6) A man of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:38) = "Ithran" of 1 Chronicles 7:37.

David Francis Roberts

Strong's Hebrew

3500. Yether -- Moses' father-in-law, also the name of several ...
... Moses' father-in-law, also the name of several Israelites. Transliteration: Yether
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh'-ther) Short Definition: Jether. ... Jether, Jethro. ...
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3505. Yithri -- descendant of Jethro
... of Jethro NASB Word Usage Ithrite (4), Ithrites (1). Ithrite. Patronymically from
Yether; a Jithrite or descendant of Jether -- Ithrite. see HEBREW Yether. ...
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Library

The Horns of the Altar
... them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son
of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, captain of ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 31 1885/the horns of the altar.htm

What Charge David Gave Tohis Son Solomon at the Approach of his ...
... captain of the host, who hath slain two generals out of envy, and those righteous
and good men, Abner the son of Ner, and Amasa the son of Jether; whose death ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 15 what charge david.htm

Gideon's Brave Band
... Then he said to Jether, his oldest son, "Up and kill them." But the boy did not
draw his sword, because he was afraid, for he was only a boy. ...
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Appendix xii. The Baptism of Proselytes
... R.27 Jethro is proved to have been a convert, from the circumstances that his original
name had been Jether (Exodus 4:18), an additional letter (Jethro). ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/appendix xii the baptism of.htm

Shoes of Iron, and Strength Sufficient: a New Year's Promise
... shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample
under feet." Are we not often too much like the young man Jether, who was ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 35 1889/shoes of iron and strength.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
... saved them alive, I would not slay you. And he said unto Jether his firstborn,
Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword ...
/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm

Thesaurus

Jether (8 Occurrences)
...JETHER. je'-ther (yether, "abundance"): (1) Exodus 4:18 the Revised Version margin,
King James Version, margin. ... Multi-Version Concordance Jether (8 Occurrences). ...
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Amasa (13 Occurrences)
... is the son of Abigail, the sister of Zeruiah and David, and Ithra, an Israelite;
but another source, 1 Chronicles 2:17, calls his father Jether the Ishmaelite. ...
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Ama'sa (12 Occurrences)
... son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of
Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he ...
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Shammai (5 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). 1 Chronicles 2:32 The sons of Jada the
brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan; and Jether died without children. ...
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Jada (2 Occurrences)
... NIV). 1 Chronicles 2:32 The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether,
and Jonathan; and Jether died without children. (WEB KJV ...
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Jetheth (2 Occurrences)
... theth (yetheth, meaning unknown): a chief (or clan) of Edom (Genesis 36:40 parallel
1 Chronicles 1:51), but probably a mistake for "Jether" = "Ithran" (Genesis ...
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Jephunneh (16 Occurrences)
... (2) A son of Jether, an Asherite (1 Chronicles 7:38). Multi-Version Concordance ... 1
Chronicles 7:38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara. ...
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Pispa (1 Occurrence)
... PISPA. pis'-pa (picpa', "dipersion," the King James Version Pispah): A son of Jether,
an Asherite (1 Chronicles 7:38). Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Childless (25 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). 1 Chronicles 2:32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether,
and Jonathan: and Jether died without children. (See RSV). ...
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Ara (1 Occurrence)
... a'-ra ('ara', meaning unknown): A son of Jether of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles
7:38). ... 1 Chronicles 7:38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara. ...
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Bible Concordance

Jether (8 Occurrences)

Judges 8:20 He said to Jether his firstborn, "Get up, and kill them!" But the youth didn't draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 17:25 Absalom set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
(See NIV)

1 Kings 2:5 "Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his sash that was about his waist, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 2:32 Yahweh will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David didn't know it: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:17 Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:32 The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 4:17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Jether

Jether: A Chief of the Line of Asher

Jether: A Son of Ezra

Jether: A Son of Jada

Jether: An Ishmaelite Who Married David's Sister

Jether: An Ishmaelite Who Married David's Sister: Called Ithra

Jether: Son of Gideon, "Was Afraid" to Kill the Midianite Kings

Related Terms

Amasa (13 Occurrences)

Ama'sa (12 Occurrences)