Lexicon
יֶ֫תֶר
ye.ter
H3500
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Jether

9
Occurrences
4
Books
Hebrew
Language

ye.ter is used as a personal name for individuals named in genealogies and narrative family relationships.

The supplied verses use the term as a proper personal name, especially in genealogical lists and family identifications; narrative passages also identify Amasa by his father and address a firstborn son by this name.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in genealogies and narratives · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In 1 Chronicles 2:32 the APB renders Jether as Jada's son who died without sons, while 1 Chronicles 7:38 names Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara as his sons. In 1 Kings 2:5 the APB identifies Amasa as the son of Jether, and in Judges 8:20 it addresses Jether as a firstborn son commanded to act.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Jether” in genealogical and relational identifications, including “Amasa son of Jether” and “Jether his firstborn son.” These renderings show the verse-level presentation of the proper name rather than a separate lexical definition.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture