Hebrew word study

יָתַרyâthar — to jut over or exceed

Pronounced “yaw-thar'”

to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve

Translated in the King James as: excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.

Appears 106 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 4×

Genesis 30:36 Genesis 32:24 Genesis 44:20 Genesis 49:4

Exodus — 10×

Exodus 10:15 Exodus 12:10 Exodus 16:19 Exodus 16:20 Exodus 28:10 Exodus 29:34 Exodus 36:7+ 3 more in Exodus

Leviticus — 14×

Leviticus 2:3 Leviticus 2:10 Leviticus 6:16 Leviticus 7:16 Leviticus 7:17 Leviticus 8:32 Leviticus 10:12 Leviticus 10:16 Leviticus 14:18 Leviticus 14:29 Leviticus 19:6 Leviticus 22:30 Leviticus 27:18+ 1 more in Leviticus

Numbers — 2×

Numbers 26:65 Numbers 33:55

Deuteronomy — 3×

Deuteronomy 28:11 Deuteronomy 28:54 Deuteronomy 30:9

Joshua — 10×

Joshua 11:11 Joshua 11:22 Joshua 17:2 Joshua 17:6 Joshua 18:2 Joshua 21:5 Joshua 21:20 Joshua 21:26 Joshua 21:34 Joshua 21:40

Judges — 4×

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

Ruth — 2×

Ruth 2:14 Ruth 2:18

1 Samuel — 3×

1 Sam 2:36 1 Sam 25:34 1 Sam 30:9

2 Samuel — 4×

2 Sam 8:4 2 Sam 9:1 2 Sam 13:30 2 Sam 17:12

1 Kings — 9×

1 Ki 9:20 1 Ki 9:21 1 Ki 15:18 1 Ki 17:17 1 Ki 18:22 1 Ki 19:10 1 Ki 19:14 1 Ki 20:30+ 1 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 4×

2 Ki 4:7 2 Ki 4:43 2 Ki 4:44 2 Ki 20:17

1 Chronicles — 5×

1 Chr 6:61 1 Chr 6:70 1 Chr 6:77 1 Chr 18:4 1 Chr 24:20

2 Chronicles — 4×

2 Chr 8:7 2 Chr 8:8 2 Chr 31:10+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles

Nehemiah — 1×

Nehemiah 6:1

Psalms — 2×

Psalms 79:11 Psalms 106:11

Proverbs — 1×

Proverbs 2:21

Isaiah — 6×

Isaiah 1:8 Isaiah 1:9 Isaiah 4:3 Isaiah 7:22 Isaiah 30:17 Isaiah 39:6

Jeremiah — 5×

Jeremiah 27:18 Jeremiah 27:19 Jeremiah 27:21 Jeremiah 34:7 Jeremiah 44:7

Ezekiel — 9×

Ezekiel 6:8 Ezekiel 12:16 Ezekiel 14:22 Ezekiel 34:18 Ezekiel 39:14 Ezekiel 39:28 Ezekiel 48:15 Ezekiel 48:18 Ezekiel 48:21

Daniel — 1×

Daniel 10:13

Amos — 1×

Amos 6:9

Zechariah — 2×

Zech 13:8 Zech 14:16

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