What does יָתַר (yātar) mean in the Bible?
יָתַר (yātar): Conveys both surplus abundance and preserved remnant—what persists after reduction or judgment.
Hebrew · H3498
יָתַר
To jut over or exceed ; by implication, to excel ; (intransitively) to remain or be left ; causatively to leave , cause to abound , preserve
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יָתַר H3498
Pronunciation yātar
What does יָתַר (yātar) mean in the Bible?
יָתַר (yātar): Conveys both surplus abundance and preserved remnant—what persists after reduction or judgment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3498?
The BSB source-word alignment has 106 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include left (6), remained (5), the remainder (5), the rest (5), remaining (4).
Where does יָתַר (yātar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (14), Exodus (10), Joshua (10), 1 Kings (9).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It left 6× Exodus 16:20, Leviticus 27:18, 1 Samuel 2:36, 1 Kings 19:10
remained 5× Joshua 11:11, 1 Kings 9:21, 1 Kings 17:17, 2 Chronicles 8:8
the remainder 5× Exodus 29:34, Leviticus 2:3, Leviticus 6:16, Leviticus 8:32
the rest 5× Genesis 30:36, Leviticus 14:18, Leviticus 14:29, Joshua 17:6
remaining 4× Leviticus 7:17, Leviticus 10:16, 1 Kings 18:22, Jeremiah 27:18
was left 4× Genesis 32:24, Exodus 10:15, Numbers 26:65, Nehemiah 6:1
will be left 4× 2 Kings 20:17, Isaiah 39:6, Ezekiel 14:22, Zechariah 13:8
The remaining 3× Joshua 21:5, Joshua 21:20, Joshua 21:40
and the remaining 2× Exodus 28:10, Jeremiah 34:7
But the remainder 2× Leviticus 2:10, Leviticus 7:16
he kept 2× 2 Samuel 8:4, 1 Chronicles 18:4
is left 2× Exodus 29:34, 2 Samuel 13:30
leave 2× Exodus 12:10, Leviticus 22:30
that remain 2× Jeremiah 27:19, Jeremiah 27:21
The remaining area 2× Ezekiel 48:15, Ezekiel 48:21
who remain 2× Isaiah 7:22, Ezekiel 39:14
who remained 2× 1 Kings 9:20, 2 Chronicles 8:7
will remain 2× 2 Samuel 17:12, Proverbs 2:21
[were given] to the rest 1× Joshua 21:26
and had [some] left over 1× 2 Kings 4:44
and had some left over 1× Ruth 2:14
and have [some] left over 1× 2 Kings 4:43
and his remaining 1× Leviticus 10:12
and whoever is left 1× Isaiah 4:3
anyone left 1× 2 Samuel 9:1
behind 1× Ezekiel 39:28
But I will spare 1× Ezekiel 12:16
but what remains 1× Leviticus 19:6
for the rest 1× Joshua 17:2
for the survivors 1× Judges 21:7
for those who remain 1× Judges 21:16
had been left 1× Daniel 10:13
had left 1× Isaiah 1:9
had left behind 1× Exodus 10:15
is abandoned 1× Isaiah 1:8
is what is left over 1× 2 Chronicles 31:10
leaving 1× Jeremiah 44:7
left over 1× 2 Chronicles 31:10
longer excel 1× Genesis 49:4
may keep 1× Exodus 16:19
Now [these were] the rest of the 1× 1 Chronicles 24:20
of the remaining 1× 1 Kings 20:30
on the remainder 1× 2 Kings 4:7
preserve 1× Psalms 79:11
she had saved 1× Ruth 2:18
sons left 1× Genesis 44:20
survived 1× Judges 9:5
that is left over 1× Exodus 12:10
that remained 1× 1 Kings 15:18
that remains 1× Leviticus 10:12
that were left 1× Judges 8:10
the rest [of the Levites]) [received the following] 1× 1 Chronicles 6:77
the rest of 1× Joshua 21:34
the rest of the 1× 1 Chronicles 6:70
The rest of them 1× 1 Kings 20:30
the survivors 1× Zechariah 14:16
there were still 1× Joshua 18:2
To the rest 1× 1 Chronicles 6:61
was more 1× Exodus 36:7
were left 1× Joshua 11:22
where some stayed behind 1× 1 Samuel 30:9
who have survived 1× Deuteronomy 28:54
will make you abound 1× Deuteronomy 30:9
will make you prosper 1× Deuteronomy 28:11
would have been left alive 1× 1 Samuel 25:34
Yet I will leave a remnant 1× Ezekiel 6:8
you allow to remain 1× Numbers 33:55
you are left alone 1× Isaiah 30:17
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 30:36 הַנּוֹתָרֹֽת׃ to the rest Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural Genesis 32:24 וַיִּוָּתֵ֥ר to was left Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 44:20 וַיִּוָּתֵ֨ר to sons left Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 49:4 תּוֹתַ֔ר to longer excel Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Exodus 10:15 הוֹתִ֖יר to had left behind Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 10:15 נוֹתַ֨ר to was left Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 12:10 תוֹתִ֥ירוּ to leave Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Exodus 12:10 וְהַנֹּתָ֥ר to that is left over Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 16:19 יוֹתֵ֥ר to may keep Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Exodus 16:20 וַיּוֹתִ֨רוּ to left Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 30:36
Aligned rows 106
Books represented 23
Genesis 4 Exodus 10 Leviticus 14 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 10 Judges 4 Ruth 2 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 4 1 Kings 9 2 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 4 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 9 Daniel 1 Amos 1 Zechariah 2
Source forms
הַנּוֹתָר֙ 3x han·nō·w·ṯār Exodus 29:34, 1 Samuel 2:36, Zechariah 14:16
הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים 3x han·nō·w·ṯā·rîm Joshua 21:20, Joshua 21:40, Jeremiah 27:19
הוֹתִ֥יר 2x hō·w·ṯîr Isaiah 1:9, Jeremiah 44:7
הַנּוֹתָ֨ר 2x han·nō·w·ṯār 1 Kings 9:20, 2 Chronicles 8:7
הַנּוֹתָרִ֛ים 2x han·nō·w·ṯā·rîm Exodus 28:10, Ezekiel 39:14
הַנּוֹתָרִ֗ים 2x han·nō·w·ṯā·rîm Joshua 21:5, 1 Chronicles 6:61
הַנּוֹתָרִים֒ 2x han·nō·w·ṯā·rîm Joshua 21:34, 1 Chronicles 6:77
הַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔ים 2x han·nō·w·ṯā·rîm Judges 8:10, Ezekiel 34:18
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural 23x Exodus 28:10, Leviticus 10:12, Leviticus 10:16, Joshua 17:2
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular 11x Exodus 12:10, Leviticus 7:16, Leviticus 7:17, Leviticus 8:32
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 9x Exodus 10:15, Numbers 26:65, Joshua 11:11, Joshua 11:22
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular 7x Exodus 29:34, 1 Samuel 2:36, 1 Kings 9:20, 2 Chronicles 8:7
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 4x Exodus 29:34, 2 Kings 20:17, Isaiah 39:6, Zechariah 13:8
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural 3x Genesis 30:36, Leviticus 27:18, Jeremiah 34:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute 3x Exodus 36:7, 2 Kings 4:43, 2 Chronicles 31:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 32:24, Genesis 44:20, Judges 9:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Conveys both surplus abundance and preserved remnant—what persists after reduction or judgment.
Strong's H3498
Lexical occurrences 107 verses Word forms 2 forms 35 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Leviticus 10:12-20 Source Gloss
to jut over or exceed ; by implication, to excel ; (intransitively) to remain or be left ; causatively to leave , cause to abound , preserve
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Conveys both surplus abundance and preserved remnant—what persists after reduction or judgment.
to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve BDB: remain over Usage: excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 35
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 23×
Perfect 1Sam 25:34 · 2Sam 9:1 · 2Sam 13:30 · 2Sam 17:12 · Exod 10:15 · Josh 11:11 · Josh 11:22 · Neh 6:1 · Num 26:65 · Ps 106:11 · 1Kgs 9:21 · 2Chr 8:8 · 1Kgs 17:17 · Ezek 14:22 · 1Kgs 18:22 · Dan 10:13 17×
Imperfect 2Kgs 20:17 · Exod 29:34 · Isa 39:6 · Zech 13:8 · Amos 6:9 · Prov 2:21 6×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 12×
Imperfect Exod 12:10 · Lev 22:30 · Num 33:55 · Deut 28:54 · Ezek 39:28 5×
Perfect Exod 10:15 · Isa 1:9 · Ruth 2:18 3×
Jussive Exod 16:19 · Gen 49:4 2×
Infinitive construct Jer 44:7 1×
Sequential imperfect Ps 79:11 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
That which is left over or remaining from a consumed offering
To cause to abound or produce an abundance, surplus result
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 107 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
יָתַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain