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Joshua 18:2
“And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יָתַרyâthar · yaw-thar'
H3498 · Hebrew
H3498 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙ — verb Niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 107 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 30:36Genesis 32:25Genesis 44:20Genesis 49:4Exodus 10:15
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָתַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.