יתר

Aramaic

Verb

יתר • (transliteration needed)

1. to add, to gain
2. to prefer
3. to remain

Hebrew

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

יֶתֶר • (yéter) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jether

References

• H3500 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

Root
י־ת־ר (y-t-r)

יֶתֶר • (yéter) m (singular construct יֶתֶר־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. remainder, rest, residue
   • Tanach, Exodus 10:5, with translation of the King James Version:

     וְאָכַל אֶת־יֶתֶר הַפְּלֵטָה הַנִּשְׁאֶרֶת לָכֶם מִן־הַבָּרָד

     v'achál et-yéter hap'letá hanish'éret lachém min-habarád

     and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail

   • Tanach, 2 Kings 25:11, with translation of the King James Version:

     וְאֵת יֶתֶר הָעָם הַנִּשְׁאָרִים בָּעִיר וְאֶת־הַנֹּפְלִים אֲשֶׁר נָפְלוּ עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּבֶל וְאֵת יֶתֶר הֶהָמוֹן הֶגְלָה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִים

     v'ét yéter haám hanish'arím baír v'et-hanof'lím ashér naf'lú al-hamélech bavél v'ét yéter hehamón heglá n'vuzar'adán rav-tabachím

     Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away

2. abundance
3. excess, surplus
4. rope, cord, string
5. (geometry) hypotenuse

Derived terms

• לְיֶתֶר דִּיּוּק (l'yéter diyúk)