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Jochebed
Say it: JOK-eh-bed
Meaning
Hebrew Yokheved, usually read as 'YHWH is glory'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Rare among Puritans; still used in Orthodox Jewish families as Yocheved.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 126 babies given this name since 1980
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 111,400 girls
- 8 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Jokebed
| Hebrew | Yocheved |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Jochebed, mother of Moses
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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