Genesis 36:26 and 1 Chronicles 1:41 name him as the third of the four sons of Dishon (דִּישׁוֹן) the son of Se'ir of the Beney Chor (Horites); his siblings were Chemdan (חמדן), Eshban (אשבן) and Keran (כרן).
Is the name linked to Yitro (יתרו), Mosheh's father-in-law in Exodus 3:1 and 4:18 etc?
That depends on whether its root is Yeter (יתר), which means "remainder"; and if so, see Judges 8:20; 1 Chronicles 2:32, 4:17 and 7:38; 1 Kings 2:5 and 2 Samuel 17:25 and 23:38.
Or from Yitron (יתרון) = "gain", "profit", "emolument", in which case see Ecclesiastes 1:3, 2:11, 3:9, 5:9 and 10:10,
Another Yitron is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:37 as one of the many sons of Tsophach (צוֹפָח), in the lineage of Asher.
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