Jethro

American  

[jeth-roh] / ˈdʒɛθ roʊ /

noun

1. (in the Bible) the father-in-law of Moses.

2. a male given name.

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Jethro British  

/ ˈdʒɛθrəʊ /

noun

1. Old Testament a Midianite priest, the father-in-law of Moses (Exodus 3:1; 4:18)

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Example Sentences

When series lead Mark Harmon left the show in 2021, his character Jethro Gibbs simply retired to Alaska.

From Los Angeles Times

"Clans are the essential currency of Somali politics and you cannot fight without them, but that doesn't mean you can build a state through them either," said Jethro Norman, a researcher with the Danish Institute for International Studies.

From Barron's

He plays it in a way that’s equal parts grunting and scatting and which, as Kirk biographer John Kruth has noted, was essentially adopted wholesale by rock star Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jethro Tull were formed "out of the ashes" of The John Evan Band and McGregor's Engine, the blues band Abrahams formed with Clive Bunker in the Luton/Dunstable area, said Anderson.

From BBC

In 2015, Cave's son Arthur died after falling from a cliff in Brighton and in 2022 his eldest son, Jethro, died at the age of 30.

From BBC