HebrewH3499Noun (Masculine)

יֶ֫תֶר

ye.ter

89Occurrences
H3499Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)

from H3498 (יָתַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. remainder, excess, rest, remnant, excellence 1a) remainder, remnant 1b) remainder, rest, other part 1c) excess 1d) abundantly (adv) 1e) abundance, affluence 1f) superiority, excellency

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

יֶ֫תֶר appears 89 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Kings
22
1 Kings
12
2 Chronicles
10
Judges
4
Jeremiah
4
Joshua
4
2 Samuel
3
Deuteronomy
3

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 19:11BSB

And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.

2 Chronicles 25:26BSB

As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?

2 Kings 15:15BSB

As for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

Deuteronomy 28:54BSB

The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,

Jeremiah 29:1BSB

This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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