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Lexicon :: Strong's H3498 - yāṯar

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יָתַר
Transliteration
yāṯar
Pronunciation
yaw-thar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 936

Strong’s Definitions

יָתַר yâthar, yaw-thar'; a primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve:—excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 107x

The KJV translates Strong's H3498 in the following manner: leave (52x), remain (23x), rest (12x), remainder (4x), remnant (4x), reserved (3x), residue (3x), plenteous (2x), behind (1x), excel (1x), much (1x), preserve (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 107x
The KJV translates Strong's H3498 in the following manner: leave (52x), remain (23x), rest (12x), remainder (4x), remnant (4x), reserved (3x), residue (3x), plenteous (2x), behind (1x), excel (1x), much (1x), preserve (1x).

  1. to be left over, remain, remain over, leave

    1. (Qal) remainder (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to be left over, remain over, be left behind

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to leave over, leave

      2. to save over, preserve alive

      3. to excel, show pre-eminence

      4. to show excess, have more than enough, have an excess

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָתַר yâthar, yaw-thar'; a primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve:—excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.
STRONGS H3498: Abbreviations
[יָתַר] 107 verb remain over (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יְתַר, bdb045101 id.; Zinjirli יתר noun rest, remainder; Ethiopic bdb045102 Assyrian [atâru], remain over, in derived conjugation, DlHWB; in Sabean ותר CISiv, 15, 46, p. 77; especially noun ותר as epithet of king = noble one, and as proper name ותרם MordtZMG, 1876, 37, 292 DHMZMG, 1883, 15 CISiv, 10; Arabic bdb045103 is make single make to be one, or an odd number) —
† Qal Participle הַיּוֺתֵר 1 Samuel 15:15 the remainder†.
Niph. be left over, remain over; Perfect נוֺתַר Exodus 10:15 + 8 times, etc.; Imperfect יִוָּתֵר 2 Kings 20:17 + 2 times; יִוָּתֶ֥ר בָּ֑הּ Zechariah 13:8; וַיִּוָּתֵר Genesis 32:25 + 2 times; וָאִוָּתֵר 1 Kings 19:10, 14, etc.; Participle נוֺתָר 1 Samuel 2:26 + 17 times, נֹתָר Exodus 12:10; feminine singular נוֺתֶ֫רֶת Leviticus 2:3 + 3 times; masculine plural נוֺתָרִים Judges 8:10 + 24 times, etc.; — be left over, remain (over), absolute Exodus 10:15 (J), Joshua 11:11, 22 (D), Judges 9:5; Isaiah 1:8; Isaiah 30:17; 1 Kings 18:22; 2 Kings 20:17 = Isaiah 39:6; followed by לְבַדּוֺ be left alone Genesis 32:25 (J), so 1 Kings 19:10, 1 Kings 19:14; followed by מִן be left from (= of) 2 Samuel 13:30; Exodus 29:34; Numbers 26:65 (both P), Psalm 106:11; participle followed by מִן Judges 8:10 + 10 times P, 1 Kings 9:20 2 Chronicles 8:7; Zechariah 14:16; 1 Chronicles 6:46; followed by לְ, be left (surviving) to, 1 Samuel 25:34; 2 Samuel 9:1, of those belonging to Genesis 44:20 (J; לְבַדּוֺ לְאִמּוֺ); followed by בְּ be left in (= of) 2 Samuel 17:12; Joshua 18:2 (JE), also participle Leviticus 8:32; Leviticus 14:18 (P), Ezekiel 48:15 (twice in verse); often followed by בְּ local Amos 6:9 + 11 times; followed by בֵּית in the house of Jeremiah 27:21; followed by עלפֿני הארץ Ezekiel 39:14 (participle); followed by אַחֲרֵי = be left behind (of sons) 1 Kings 9:21 2 Chronicles 8:8; followed by שָׁם + אֵצֶל Daniel 10:13 I was left over there beside the kings (i.e. I had nothing more to do; compare VB); elsewhere participle absolute, as adjective Genesis 30:36 (J), Joshua 17:2, 6 (JE), Leviticus 10:12, 16; Leviticus 27:18; Joshua 21:5, 26, 34 (all P), Jeremiah 34:7; 1 Chronicles 6:55; 1 Chronicles 6:62; 1 Chronicles 22:20; as substantive Judges 21:7, 16; 1 Samuel 30:9; Exodus 28:10; Exodus 29:34; Leviticus 19:6 (all P), 1 Kings 20:30 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 4:7; Ezekiel 34:18; Ezekiel 48:21; 2 Chronicles 31:10.
† Hiph. Perfect הוֺתִיר Exodus 10:15; Isaiah 1:9, etc.; Imperfect יוֺתִיר Deuteronomy 28:54; jussive יוֺתֵר Exodus 16:19; וַיּוֺתֵר 2 Samuel 8:4; 2 Chronicles 18:4; 3rd person feminine singular וַתֹּתַ֫ר Ruth 2:14; 2nd person masculine singular jussive תּוֺתַר Genesis 49:4; 1st person singular אוֺתִיר Ezekiel 39:28; 3rd person masculine plural וַיּוֺתִרוּ Exodus 16:20; 2 Kings 4:44; 2nd person masculine plural תּוֺתִירוּ Exodus 12:10 + 2 times; Imperative הוֺתֵר Psalm 79:11; Infinitive absolute הוֺתֵד 2 Kings 4:43 + 2 times; construct הוֺתִיר Jeremiah 44:7; —
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a. leave over, leave Exodus 10:15 (J), Ruth 2:14 (object omitted), Ruth 2:18; 2 Kings 4:43 (אָכוֺל וְהוֺתֵר, see below), 2 Kings 4:44 (object om. in both), 2 Chronicles 31:10; יֶתֶר בָּנָיו אֲשֶׁר יוֺתִיר Deuteronomy 28:54; followed by object שָׂרִיד + ל person Isaiah 1:9; object שְׁאֵרִית + ל person Jeremiah 44:7; followed by מִן from (= of), 2 Samuel 8:4 = 1 Chronicles 18:4; Numbers 33:55 (P), Ezekiel 12:16; + עַד temporal Exodus 12:10; Exodus 16:19, 20 (all P), Leviticus 22:30 (H); + שָׁם location Ezekiel 39:28.
b. absolute leave a remnant Ezekiel 6:8 (denominative from יֶתֶר ?).
c. save over, i.e. preserve alive Psalm 79:11.
2. excel, shew pre-eminence Genesis 49:4 (poem in J).
3. shew excess = have more than enough Exodus 36:7 (P; see also 2 Kings 4:43; 2 Chronicles 31:10 above); make abundant Deuteronomy 28:11; Deuteronomy 30:9 (followed by suffix person + ב of thing).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3493.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:36; 32:25; 32:25; 44:20; 49:4; 49:4

Exodus

10:15; 10:15; 10:15; 10:15; 12:10; 12:10; 12:10; 16:19; 16:19; 16:20; 16:20; 28:10; 29:34; 29:34; 36:7

Leviticus

2:3; 8:32; 10:12; 10:16; 14:18; 19:6; 22:30; 27:18

Numbers

26:65; 33:55

Deuteronomy

28:11; 28:54; 28:54; 30:9

Joshua

11:11; 11:22; 17:2; 17:6; 18:2; 21:5; 21:26; 21:34

Judges

8:10; 8:10; 9:5; 21:7; 21:16

Ruth

2:14; 2:14; 2:18

1 Samuel

2:26; 15:15; 25:34; 30:9

2 Samuel

8:4; 8:4; 9:1; 13:30; 17:12

1 Kings

9:20; 9:21; 18:22; 19:10; 19:10; 19:14; 19:14; 20:30

2 Kings

4:7; 4:43; 4:43; 4:43; 4:44; 4:44; 20:17; 20:17

1 Chronicles

6:46; 6:55; 6:62; 18:4

2 Chronicles

8:7; 8:8; 18:4; 31:10; 31:10; 31:10

Psalms

79:11; 79:11; 106:11

Isaiah

1:8; 1:9; 1:9; 30:17; 39:6

Jeremiah

27:21; 34:7; 44:7; 44:7

Ezekiel

6:8; 12:16; 34:18; 39:14; 39:28; 39:28; 48:15; 48:21

Daniel

10:13

Amos

6:9

Zechariah

13:8; 14:16

H3498

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Strong's Number H3498 matches the Hebrew יָתַר (yāṯar),
which occurs 107 times in 101 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 30:36–2Sa 8:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:36 - who took them a three-days’ journey from where Jacob was. Meanwhile, Jacob stayed and cared for the rest of Laban’s flock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:24 - This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until the dawn began to break.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:20 - And we responded, ‘Yes, my lord, we have a father who is an old man, and his youngest son is a child of his old age. His full brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him very much.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:4 - But you are as unruly as a flood,
and you will be first no longer.
For you went to bed with my wife;
you defiled my marriage couch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:15 - For the locusts covered the whole country and darkened the land. They devoured every plant in the fields and all the fruit on the trees that had survived the hailstorm. Not a single leaf was left on the trees and plants throughout the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:10 - Do not leave any of it until the next morning. Burn whatever is not eaten before morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:19 - Then Moses told them, “Do not keep any of it until morning.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:20 - But some of them didn’t listen and kept some of it until morning. But by then it was full of maggots and had a terrible smell. Moses was very angry with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:10 - Six names will be on each stone, arranged in the order of the births of the original sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:34 - If any of the ordination meat or bread remains until the morning, it must be burned. It may not be eaten, for it is holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:7 - Their contributions were more than enough to complete the whole project.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:3 - The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:10 - The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons as their food. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:16 - Aaron and his sons may eat the rest of the flour, but it must be baked without yeast and eaten in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:16 - “If you bring an offering to fulfill a vow or as a voluntary offering, the meat must be eaten on the same day the sacrifice is offered, but whatever is left over may be eaten on the second day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:17 - Any meat left over until the third day must be completely burned up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:32 - Any meat or bread that is left over must then be burned up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:12 - Then Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take what is left of the grain offering after a portion has been presented as a special gift to the LORD, and eat it beside the altar. Make sure it contains no yeast, for it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:16 - Moses then asked them what had happened to the goat of the sin offering. When he discovered it had been burned up, he became very angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:18 - The priest will apply the oil remaining in his hand to the head of the person being purified. Through this process, the priest will purify[fn] the person before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:29 - The priest will apply the oil remaining in his hand to the head of the person being purified. Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:6 - The sacrifice must be eaten on the same day you offer it or on the next day. Whatever is left over until the third day must be completely burned up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:30 - Eat the entire sacrificial animal on the day it is presented. Do not leave any of it until the next morning. I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:18 - But if the field is dedicated after the Year of Jubilee, the priest will assess the land’s value in proportion to the number of years left until the next Year of Jubilee. Its assessed value is reduced each year.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:65 - For the LORD had said of them, “They will all die in the wilderness.” Not one of them survived except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:55 - But if you fail to drive out the people who live in the land, those who remain will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land where you live.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:11 - “The LORD will give you prosperity in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, blessing you with many children, numerous livestock, and abundant crops.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:54 - The most tenderhearted man among you will have no compassion for his own brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:9 - “The LORD your God will then make you successful in everything you do. He will give you many children and numerous livestock, and he will cause your fields to produce abundant harvests, for the LORD will again delight in being good to you as he was to your ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:11 - The Israelites completely destroyed[fn] every living thing in the city, leaving no survivors. Not a single person was spared. And then Joshua burned the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:22 - None of the descendants of Anak were left in all the land of Israel, though some still remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:2 - So the allotment on the west side of the Jordan was for the remaining families within the clans of the tribe of Manasseh: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These clans represent the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:6 - because the female descendants of Manasseh received a grant of land along with the male descendants. (The land of Gilead was given to the rest of the male descendants of Manasseh.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:2 - But there remained seven tribes who had not yet been allotted their grants of land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:5 - The other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:20 - The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:26 - So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:34 - The rest of the Levites—the Merari clan—were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:40 - So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:10 - By this time Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with 15,000 warriors—all that remained of the allied armies of the east, for 120,000 had already been killed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:5 - He went to his father’s home at Ophrah, and there, on one stone, they killed all seventy of his half brothers, the sons of Gideon.[fn] But the youngest brother, Jotham, escaped and hid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:7 - How can we find wives for the few who remain, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:16 - So the elders of the assembly asked, “How can we find wives for the few who remain, since the women of the tribe of Benjamin are dead?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - At mealtime Boaz called to her, “Come over here, and help yourself to some food. You can dip your bread in the sour wine.” So she sat with his harvesters, and Boaz gave her some roasted grain to eat. She ate all she wanted and still had some left over.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:18 - She carried it back into town and showed it to her mother-in-law. Ruth also gave her the roasted grain that was left over from her meal.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:36 - Then all of your surviving family will bow before him, begging for money and food. ‘Please,’ they will say, ‘give us jobs among the priests so we will have enough to eat.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:15 - “It’s true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats, and cattle,” Saul admitted. “But they are going to sacrifice them to the LORD your God. We have destroyed everything else.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:34 - For I swear by the LORD, the God of Israel, who has kept me from hurting you, that if you had not hurried out to meet me, not one of Nabal’s men would still be alive tomorrow morning.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:9 - So David and his 600 men set out, and they came to the brook Besor.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:4 - David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers,[fn] and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots.

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