יוֹתֵר
yôwthêr · yo-thare'
properly, redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction
Lexicon
Derivation: active participle of H3498 (יָתַר);
properly, redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction
- properly, redundant
- hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: better, more(-over), over, profit.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to fasten and establish › the mark, the covenant sign › the head, the highest
The hand that works that works to fasten and establish of the mark, the covenant sign of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יוֹתֵר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
9 occurrences · 9 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- more2 · 25%
- and why was i then more1 · 13%
- the better1 · 13%
- and by it there is profit1 · 13%
- neither make thyself over1 · 13%
- and moreover1 · 13%
- and further1 · 13%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.