יִתְרוֹן
yithrôwn · yith-rone'
preeminence, gain
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3498 (יָתַר);
preeminence, gain
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign › the head, the highest › to fasten and establish › the seed, life continuing
The hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign of the head, the highest that works to fasten and establish of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יִתְרוֹן 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
10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- what profit2 · 20%
- excelleth2 · 20%
- and there was no profit1 · 10%
- moreover the profit1 · 10%
- and what profit1 · 10%
- but the excellency1 · 10%
- is profitable1 · 10%
- is no better1 · 10%
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.