יָתַר (yātar) is a Hebrew verb meaning remain over. It appears 107 times in 23 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3498).

Also rendered

• to remain

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 936)

Root family 936: יָתַר yātar — remain over, leave; Hiphil, leave in excess, preserve, let escape (Ezk 12:16, RSV), have preeminence. (ASV, RSV translate similarly.)

• יֶתֶר yeter — remainder
• יֹתֶרֶת yōteret — appendage
• יִתְרוֹן yitrôn — advantage
• מֵיתָר mêtār — cord
• יוֹתֵר yôtēr — superiority
• מוֹתָר môtār — abundance
• יִתְרָה yitrâ — abundance

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