Jethro

English

Etymology

From Hebrew יִתְרוֹ (yitró, “Jethro”).

Proper noun

Jethro

1. (biblical) The father-in-law of Moses.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Exodus 3:1:

     Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

2. A male given name of biblical origin.