יוֹכֶבֶד
Yôwkebed · yo-keh'-bed
Jokebed, the mother of Moses
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) contracted and H3513 (כָּבַד); Jehovah-gloried;
Jokebed, the mother of Moses
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Jochebed.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to fasten and establish › the open hand that covers › the house, what is within › the doorway, the way in
The hand that works that works to fasten and establish of the open hand that covers of the house, what is within of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יוֹכֶבֶד above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- him jochebed1 · 50%
- was jochebed1 · 50%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.