יָתַר

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be left over, remain, remain over, leave
• 2.(qal) remainder (participle)
• 3.(niphal) to be left over, remain over, be left behind
• 4.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâthar; Pronunciation: yaw-thar'