יָתַר
ya.tarVerbH3498
to remain
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve
Full Lexicon Entry
- to be left over, remain, remain over, leave 1a) (Qal) remainder (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be left over, remain over, be left behind 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to leave over, leave 1c2) to save over, preserve alive 1c3) to excel, show pre-eminence 1c4) to show excess, have more than enough, have an excess
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
95 timesAppears 95 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Leviticus
12
Joshua
10
Ezk
9
1 Kings
8
Exodus
7
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 18:4
- 2 Kings 4:44
- Ezk 34:18
- Judges 9:5
- Leviticus 14:29
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