Yocheved

Jochebed is a female first name.

Origin and Meaning

Jochebed comes from the Hebrew יוֹכֶבֶד / יוֹכָבֶד, meaning " glory of YHWH ".

Variants

Jocheved, Yokhéved ( modern Hebrew )

Name winners

In the Bible, Jochebed, the wife of Amram and the mother of Moses, Aaron and Miriam.

In the Middle Ages was a daughter of Rashi, Jochebed.

• Jocheved Bat- Miriam (Hebrew יוכבד בת - מרים; 1901-1980 ), Russia Dating Israeli poet.