Lexicon
יוֹכֶ֫בֶד
yo.khe.ved
H3115
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Jochebed

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Hebrew
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yo.khe.ved identifies Amram’s wife and the mother of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam in the cited family notices.

The attested proper noun identifies Amram’s wife in both family notices; the verses also name her as the mother of Aaron and Moses, and Numbers 26:59 adds Miriam and identifies her as Levi’s daughter.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Amram’s family line · dominant

    Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and identify the same woman in Amram’s household. In Exodus 6:20 the APB renders the clause “Amram took Jochebed his aunt as a wife for himself,” and says that she bore Aaron and Moses; in Numbers 26:59 it renders her as Amram’s wife, Levi’s daughter, and the mother of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Jochebed” in both verses, within family descriptions. Its surrounding relational details confirm the verse context rather than independently defining the name.

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