"abundance," from base y-t-r "to be left over, to remain." See origin and meaning of jethro.
Another possiblility is to relate the name to the root גָּרַשׁ (garash), perhaps meaning “outcast” (from I גרשׁ) or “churning” (from II גרשׁ). Exodus 18:3 tn Heb“he”; the referent (Moses) has been specified in the translation for ...
Exodus 18:5 Meaning and Commentary Exodus 18:5 And Jethro, Moses's father in law This is the third time he is so called in the chapter already, and many more times besides after in it; the reason of which seems to be, either to distinguish him from another of the same name, or to...
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt,
Exodus 18:22tnThe form is the perfect tense with thevav(ו) consecutive, making it equivalent to the imperfect of instruction in the preceding verse. Exodus 18:22tnHeb“in every time,” meaning “in all normal cases” or “under normal circumstances.” The same phrase occurs inv. 26. ...