Exodus 18:12:2Exod.18.12.W2TAB
יִתְר֨וֹ
yitro
“Jethro”
- Transliteration
- yit-RO
- Extended
- yit-ROH
- IPA
- /jitˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jethro
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
yit-RO
- phraseyour reading level
yit-RO kho-TEN mo-SHE
- clause
va-yik-KAKH yit-RO kho-TEN mo-SHE oh-LA oo-ze-va-KHIM leh-eh-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH yit-RO kho-TEN mo-SHE oh-LA oo-ze-va-KHIM leh-eh-lo-HIM va-ya-VO a-ha-RON ve-KHOL zik-NEI yis-ra-EL le-eh-khol-LE-khem im-kho-TEN mo-SHE lif-NEI ha-eh-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The construct chain yitro choten moshe {יִתְר֨וֹ חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֛ה | yiṯrô ḥōtēn mōšeh} specifies Jethro’s relationship as father-in-law of Moses.
In context — Exodus 18:12
And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, took a burnt offering and sacrifices to God , and Aaron came along with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 18:12, so the Hebrew word יִתְר֨וֹ (yitro) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.18.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.12.W2.S1) and character.