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Lexicon :: Strong's H3499 - yeṯer

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יֶתֶר
Transliteration
yeṯer
Pronunciation
yeh'-ther
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 936a

Strong’s Definitions

יֶתֶר yether, yeh'-ther; from H3498; properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free):— abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 101x

The KJV translates Strong's H3499 in the following manner: rest (63x), remnant (14x), residue (8x), leave (4x), excellency (3x), withs (3x), cord (1x), exceeding (1x), excellent (1x), more (1x), plentifully (1x), string (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 101x
The KJV translates Strong's H3499 in the following manner: rest (63x), remnant (14x), residue (8x), leave (4x), excellency (3x), withs (3x), cord (1x), exceeding (1x), excellent (1x), more (1x), plentifully (1x), string (1x).

  1. remainder, excess, rest, remnant, excellence

    1. remainder, remnant

    2. remainder, rest, other part

    3. excess

    4. abundantly (adv)

    5. abundance, affluence

    6. superiority, excellency

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יֶתֶר yether, yeh'-ther; from H3498; properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free):— abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.
STRONGS H3499: Abbreviations
I. יֶ֫תֶר 94 noun masculineNehemiah 2:16 remainder, excellence, excess; — absolute יֶ֫תֶר Nehemiah 2:16 + 2 times; יָ֑תֶר Proverbs 17:7; construct יֶ֫תֶר Genesis 49:3 + 84 times; יֶ֫תֶר Isaiah 56:12 (see Baer's note); suffix יִתְרוֺ Isaiah 44:19; יִתְרָם Exodus 23:11 + 2 times (not Job 4:21, which see below II. יֶתֶר); —
1.
†a. remainder, remnant (with implied inferiority in number or quality), of crops, etc. יִתְרָם Exodus 23:11 (JE), their remnant, i.e. what they (the enemy) leave, so יֶתֶר הַגָּזָם Joel 1:4; יֶתֶר הָאַרְבֶּה Joel 1:4; יֶתֶר הַיֶּלֶק Joel 1:4; הַפְּלֵטָה יֶתֶר הַנִּשְׁאֶרֶת Exodus 10:5 (J); of vessels, יֶתֶר הַכֵּלִים הַנּוֺתָרִים Jeremiah 27:19; of a tree Isaiah 44:19 (= שְׁאֵרִית Isaiah 44:17); elsewhere of person Deuteronomy 3:11 = Joshua 12:4; Joshua 3:12 (both D), Deuteronomy 28:54; Joshua 23:12 (D), 2 Samuel 21:2; 2 Kings 25:11 = Jeremiah 52:15; Ezekiel 34:18; of a rescued remnant of Israel (Judah) Micah 5:2; Zephaniah 2:9 (|| שְׁאֵרִית), Zechariah 14:2; יֶתֶר הַקָּדֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁאַר 1 Kings 22:47; יֶתֶר הָעָם הַנִּשְׁאָרִים Jeremiah 36:9 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 25:11 = Jeremiah 52:15†.
b. remainder, rest, other part of people, elders, etc., 2 Samuel 10:10 = 1 Chronicles 19:11; 2 Samuel 12:28; 1 Kings 12:23; Jeremiah 29:1; Habakkuk 2:8; Ezekiel 48:23; sometimes including a majority Judges 7:6; 1 Samuel 13:2; of common people (opposed to rulers) Nehemiah 2:16; Nehemiah 4:8; Nehemiah 4:13; compare Nehemiah 6:1; of land Deuteronomy 3:13; Joshua 13:27 (P); of other inanimate things Leviticus 14:17 (P), Numbers 31:32 (id.), of years Isaiah 38:10; elsewhere in phrase יֶחֶר דִּבְרֵי the rest of the affairs of, in summaries of reigns of kings of Israel and Judah 1 Kings 11:41 + 41 times Kings Chronicles; יֶתֶר כָּלדִּֿבְרֵי 1 Kings 15:23; יֶתֶר דְּבָרָיו 2 Chronicles 28:26.
†2.
a. excess, שְׂפַת יָ֑תֶר Proverbs 17:7 a lip of excess = arrogant speech (see VB).
b. in adverb phrases, עַל יֶתֶר Psalm 31:24 on the basis of abundance = abundantly, as adverb accusative גָּדוֺל יֶתֶר מְאֹד Isaiah 56:12 great, in abundance, exceedingly, Daniel 8:9 וַתִּגְדַּליֶֿתֶר and grew great in excess, exceedingly (compare bdb045201 much, bdb045202 more than).
c. specifically what is over and above immediate necessities, abundance, affluence Job 22:20; Psalm 17:14.
†3. superiority, excellency יֶתֶר שְׂאֵת וְיֶתֶר עָ֫ז Genesis 49:3. — On Job 4:1 see II. יֶתֶר.

II. יֶ֫תֶר noun masculineJudges 16:7 cord (properly as hanging over or down; Aramaic יַתְרָא part of the intestines, Targum יְתָרַיָּא ropes, bdb045203 cord, rope, chord of arc; Arabic bdb045204 bow-string, lute-string; Ethiopic bdb045205 sinew, cord; bdb045206 stretch bowstring, strain (eyes), be intent, eager, etc.) — יֶתֶ֑ר Psalm 11:2 + 3 times; suffix יִתְרוֺ Kt Job 30:11 (יִתְרִי Qr); יִתְרָם Job 4:21; — cord, for binding a man Judges 16:7, 8, 9; bowstring Psalm 11:2; Job 30:11 (according to Qr, opposed to Job 29:20b; Kt = his cord, with which he reins in my assailants; compare Di Da). Job 4:21 tent-cord Ew De Di RV; yet read perhaps יְתֵדָם their tent-peg, so Ol Hi Sgfr (> AV their excellency, from I. יֶתֶר).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:3; 49:3

Exodus

10:5; 23:11; 23:11

Leviticus

14:17

Numbers

31:32

Deuteronomy

3:11; 3:13; 28:54

Joshua

3:12; 12:4; 13:27; 23:12

Judges

7:6; 16:7; 16:7; 16:8; 16:9

1 Samuel

13:2

2 Samuel

10:10; 12:28; 21:2

1 Kings

11:41; 12:23; 15:23; 22:47

2 Kings

25:11; 25:11

1 Chronicles

19:11

2 Chronicles

28:26

Nehemiah

2:16; 2:16; 2:16; 4:8; 4:13; 6:1

Job

4:1; 4:21; 4:21; 4:21; 22:20; 29:20; 30:11; 30:11

Psalms

11:2; 11:2; 17:14; 31:24

Proverbs

17:7; 17:7

Isaiah

38:10; 44:17; 44:19; 44:19; 56:12; 56:12

Jeremiah

27:19; 29:1; 36:9; 52:15; 52:15

Ezekiel

34:18; 48:23

Daniel

8:9

Joel

1:4; 1:4; 1:4

Micah

5:2

Habakkuk

2:8

Zephaniah

2:9

Zechariah

14:2

H3499

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Strong's Number H3499 matches the Hebrew יֶתֶר (yeṯer),
which occurs 102 times in 95 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (2Ki 16:19–Zec 14:2)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:5 - Now the rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:11 - And the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:11 - The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and they were arrayed against the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:26 - Now the rest of the deeds of Amaziah, from first to last, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:22 - Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz wrote.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:7 - Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:32 - Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:16 - And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, and I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, and the rest who were to do the work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:14 - And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:19 - And I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widely spread, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:1 - Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:14 - Remember Tobiah and Sanballat, O my God, according to these things that they did, and also the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who wanted to make me afraid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:21 - Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them,
do they not die, and that without wisdom?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:20 - saying, ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off,
and what they left the fire has consumed.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:11 - Because God has loosed my cord and humbled me,
they have cast off restraint[fn] in my presence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:2 - for behold, the wicked bend the bow;
they have fitted their arrow to the string
to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:14 - from men by your hand, O LORD,
from men of the world whose portion is in this life.[fn]
You fill their womb with treasure;[fn]
they are satisfied with children,
and they leave their abundance to their infants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:23 - Love the LORD, all you his saints!
The LORD preserves the faithful
but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7 - Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a prince.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:10 - I said, In the middle[fn] of my days
I must depart;
I am consigned to the gates of Sheol
for the rest of my years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, “Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:12 - “Come,” they say, “let me get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
and tomorrow will be like this day,
great beyond measure.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:19 - For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, the sea, the stands, and the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:1 - These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders of the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:9 - Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried into exile to Babylon the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to him, and the people who remained.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:15 - And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poorest of the people and the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the artisans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:18 - Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture; and to drink of clear water, that you must muddy the rest of the water with your feet?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:23 - “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:9 - Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:4 - What the cutting locust left,
the swarming locust has eaten.
What the swarming locust left,
the hopping locust has eaten,
and what the hopping locust left,
the destroying locust has eaten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:3 - Therefore he shall give them up until the time
when she who is in labor has given birth;
then the rest of his brothers shall return
to the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:8 - Because you have plundered many nations,
all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:9 - Therefore, as I live,” declares the LORD of hosts,
the God of Israel,
“Moab shall become like Sodom,
and the Ammonites like Gomorrah,
a land possessed by nettles and salt pits,
and a waste forever.
The remnant of my people shall plunder them,
and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:2 - For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped. Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

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