יֶתֶר (H3500) — Hebrew Lexicon

יֶתֶר

𐤉𐤕𐤓

Yeter

H3500 noun

SILEX Entry

Root י-ת-ר to remain over, to have excess, to be outstanding

Definition

A personal name meaning 'surplus,' 'abundance,' or 'something left over.' In the Hebrew Bible, Yether designates several individuals, most notably multiple Israelites and one Midianite. The semantic field reflects the sense of excess, remainder, or what is additionally supplied, echoing the sense of something supplementary or outstanding.

Semantic Range

surplus, remainder, excess, abundance, (as a personal name) one who is outstanding or left over; proper name for various Israelite and one Midianite men

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root יתר (y-t-r), meaning 'to remain over,' 'be left over,' 'have excess,' or 'be outstanding.' The given name derives from this root, signifying 'surplus' or 'remainder.' The root meaning is maintained but personalized as a proper name.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, יֶתֶר (Yether) appears as the name of various individuals: 1) Jether the Ishmaelite, father of Amasa (2 Samuel 17:25); 2) Jether the eldest son of Gideon (Judges 8:20); 3) Jether, the son of Ezra of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 7:38); 4) A member of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:38); 5) A descendant of Judah, from the family of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:32); 6) A Midianite, possibly to be distinguished from the others. The Greek Septuagint transliterates the name as Iether or Ietheir. In English translations, the name 'Jether' is standard, but it also closely relates to 'Jethro' (יִתְרוֹ, Yitro) and there is some overlap in name forms; however, the biblical texts distinguish Yether and Yitro as separate individuals. In later Jewish tradition, these names are sometimes conflated, but in the biblical record they have distinct genealogical and narrative functions.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as יֶתֶר; Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite; Jether, Jethro. Compare יִתְרוֹ.

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Root Family

יתר (y-t-r) — remain over, have excess, be outstanding

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1956	הוֹתִיר	Hothir
H3148	יוֹתֵר	and surplus
H3491	יָתוּר	leftover gleaning
H3492	יַתִּיר	in Yattir
H3493	יַתִּיר	Exceeding-One
H3498	יָתַר	in the one remaining
H3499	יֶתֶר	in remainder-of
H3501	יִתְרָא	Abundant-one
H3502	יִתְרָה	surplus abundance
H3503	יִתְרוֹ	His Excellence
H3504	יִתְרוֹן	surplus of
H3505	יִתְרִי	the Yetherite
H3506	יִתְרָן	and Yithran
H3508	יֹתֶרֶת	the protruding liver-lobe
H4195	מוֹתָר	for surplus
H4340	מֵיתָר	with your tension-cords

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H3500-02`	יֶ֣תֶר	yeter	`HNp`	Jether	surplus of	Yeter	8
`H3500-01`	לְ/יֶ֣תֶר	leyeter	`HR/Np`	to Jether	to Surplus	to Yeter	1

Occurrences in Scripture

9 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H3500-02`	Exodus 4:18	יֶ֣תֶר	yeter	`HNp`	Jether	surplus of	Yeter
`H3500-01`	Judges 8:20	לְ/יֶ֣תֶר	leyeter	`HR/Np`	to Jether	to Surplus	to Yeter
`H3500-02`	1 Kings 2:5	יֶ֨תֶר֙	yeter	`HNp`	of Jether	surplus of	Yeter
`H3500-02`	1 Kings 2:32	יֶ֖תֶר	yeter	`HNp`	Jether	surplus of	Yeter
`H3500-02`	1 Chronicles 2:17	יֶ֖תֶר	yeter	`HNp`	Jether	surplus of	Yeter
`H3500-02`	1 Chronicles 2:32	יֶ֖תֶר	yeter	`HNp`	Jether	surplus of	Yeter
`H3500-02`	1 Chronicles 2:32	יֶ֖תֶר	yeter-2	`HNp`	Jether	surplus of	Yeter
`H3500-02`	1 Chronicles 4:17	יֶ֥תֶר	yeter	`HNp`	Jether	surplus of	Yeter
`H3500-02`	1 Chronicles 7:38	יֶ֑תֶר	yeter	`HNp`	Jether	surplus of	Yeter

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