What does יִתְרָה (yitĕrāh) mean in the Bible?
יִתְרָה (yitĕrāh): Abundance rooted in excellence or superiority; wealth as visible expression of superior advantage
Hebrew · H3502
יִתְרָה
Properly, excellence , i.e. (by implication) wealth
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יִתְרָה H3502
Pronunciation yitĕrāh
What does יִתְרָה (yitĕrāh) mean in the Bible?
יִתְרָה (yitĕrāh): Abundance rooted in excellence or superiority; wealth as visible expression of superior advantage
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How does the BSB render H3502?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the wealth (1), their wealth (1).
Where does יִתְרָה (yitĕrāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 15:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1).
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 the wealth 1× Jeremiah 48:36
their wealth 1× Isaiah 15:7
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First aligned row Isaiah 15:7
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
יִתְרָ֣ה 1x yiṯ·rāh Isaiah 15:7
יִתְרַ֥ת 1x yiṯ·raṯ Jeremiah 48:36
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 15:7
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 48:36
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Abundance rooted in excellence or superiority; wealth as visible expression of superior advantage
Source Gloss
properly, excellence , i.e. (by implication) wealth
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Abundance rooted in excellence or superiority; wealth as visible expression of superior advantage
properly, excellence, i.e. (by implication) wealth BDB: abundance Usage: abundance, riches.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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