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H3498 · יָתַר

yâthar

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

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

KJV gloss list in the source

excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.

Source pronunciation notation: yaw-thar'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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