Jochebed
Jochebed or Yochebed is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
Jochebed comes from the Hebrew יוֹכֶבֶד / יוֹכָבֶד and means "honor YHWH".
variants
Jocheved, Yokhéved (modern Hebrew)
Name bearers
In the Bible is Jochebed the wife of Amram and the mother of Moses , Aaron and Miriam ( Ex 6.20 EU ).
In the Middle Ages a daughter was called Raschis Jochebed.
- Jocheved Bat-Miriam (Hebrew יוכבד בת-מרים; 1901–1980), an Israeli poet from Russia.