יֹתֶרֶת

Strong’s Definition

the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging)

Etymology & Derivation

feminine active participle of H3498 (יָתַר);

KJV Usage

caul.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.appendage, overhang, protrusion, the caudate lobe of the liver of a sacrificial animal

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yôthereth; Pronunciation: yo-theh'-reth