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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(glorified). Mother of Moses (Ex. 6:2020And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. (Exodus 6:20); Num. 26:5959And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. (Numbers 26:59)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Wife and aunt of Amram, and mother of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam (Ex. 6:2020And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. (Exodus 6:20); Num. 26:5959And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. (Numbers 26:59)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:
3115 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Transliteration:
Yowkebed
Phonic:
yo-keh’-bed
Meaning:
from 3068 contracted and 3513; Jehovah-gloried; Jokebed, the mother of Moses
KJV Usage:
Jochebed

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

Jehovah is glorious

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Glory of God; Jehovah-glorified:―the mother of Aaron, Moses and Miriam, Exod. 6:20. {Domini gloria}