Original Language Studio
Leviticus 14:17
“And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H3499 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
- Derivation
- from H3498 (יָתַר);
- KJV renderings
- [phrase] abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- מִ — preposition
- יֶּ֨תֶר — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 102 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 49:3Genesis 49:3Exodus 10:5Exodus 23:11Numbers 31:32
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 יֶתֶר 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.