יוֹתֵר
Used: 9 times · Key: 3148 · BDB: יוֹתֵר
Glosses
excess (3); advantage (2); excessively (2)
Meaning (OSHB)
superiority tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
n.m. superiority, advantage, excess Qal tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.m. superiority, advantage, excess (late) (proposes Qal pt. of יתר)—abs. יוֹתֵר Ec 7:16 + 2 times; יֹתֵר Ec 2:15 + 4 times;—superiority, advantage מַה־יּוֹתֵר לֶחָכָם מִן־הַכְּסִיל Ec 6:8 what advantage hath the wise over the fool? prob. also יֹתֵר מֵהֵמָּה 12:12 (as to) what is more than these (see VB); abs. מַה־יֹּתֵר לָאָדָם 6:11; יֹתֵר לְרֹאֵי הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ Ec 7:11; elsewhere adv. to excess, overmuch Ec 2:15; 7:16; sq. מִן (as often in NH), יוֹתֵר מִמֶּנִּי Est 6:6 more than me; יֹתֵר שֶׁ׳ = besides that Ec 12:9.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 8 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (15 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (13 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «יוֹתֵר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה עִֽם־נַחֲלָ֑ה וְיֹתֵ֖ר לְרֹאֵ֥י הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
Word for word: [is].good wisdom with an.inheritance and.[is] an.advantage to [those.who].see (of).the sun
JPS 1917: Wisdom is good with an inheritance, yea, a profit to them that see the sun.
כִּ֛י יֵשׁ־דְּבָרִ֥ים הַרְבֵּ֖ה מַרְבִּ֣ים הָ֑בֶל מַה־יֹּתֵ֖ר לָאָדָֽם׃
Word for word: (dm) there.[are] words many [which].increase futility what? advantage [belongs].to (the) person
JPS 1917: Seeing there are many words that increase vanity, what is man the better?
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