יתר

Aramaic

Verb

יתר • (transliteration needed)

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

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Hebrew

Proper noun

יֶתֶר • (yéter) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. Jether: a male given name

Noun

Root
י־ת־ר (y-t-r)

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

1. remainder, rest, residue
   • Tanach, Exodus 10:5:

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     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:

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     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