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Hebrew wordlink #273911

OSHB Prov 17:7 יֶתֶר (yeter) Strongs=3499 a Lemma=‘יֶתֶר’
contextual word gloss=‘excellence’ word gloss=‘fine’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1000

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Other uses (4) of identical word form יֶתֶר (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘יֶתֶר’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 4 different glosses: ‘[the]_bowstring’, ‘abundance’, ‘excellence’, ‘excess’.

PSA 11:2 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_bowstring’ word gloss=‘string’ OSHB PSA 11:2 word 9

OET-LV: 2 If/because there the_wicked they_bend a _bow they _have _prepared arrow _of_their on the_bowstring to_shoot in gloom to_people_upright _of heart. (PSA_11:2)

OET-RV: 2 Because, look, wicked people are getting their bows ready.
⇔ They’ve got their arrows lined up on the strings
⇔ to shoot at the godly people in the darkness. (PSA 11:2)

PSA 31:24 contextual word gloss=‘excess’ word gloss=‘full’ OSHB PSA 31:24 word 11

OET-LV: 24  love DOM YHWH Oh _all _of his _faithful _of_people faithful_people YHWH is_preserving and_he_is_repaying on excess one _who_does _of (of)_pride. (PSA_31:24)

OET-RV: 24 Be strong and confident,
⇔ all you who trust in Yahweh for help. (PSA 31:24)

ISA 56:12 contextual word gloss=‘abundance’ word gloss=‘very’ OSHB ISA 56:12 word 11

OET-LV: 12 Come let _me _take wine and_let _us _drink strong _drink and_it _was like_this_day day tomorrow great abundance exceedingly. (ISA_56:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 56:12)

DAN 8:9 contextual word gloss=‘excess’ word gloss=‘exceedingly’ OSHB DAN 8:9 word 9

OET-LV: 9 And_from the_one(f) from_them a _horn it _came _out one from_a _small_thing and_it _became _great excess to the_south and_near/to the_east and_near/to the_beauty. (DAN_8:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then a small horn grew out of one of them—it grew very long towards the south, towards the east, and towards the beautiful land of Yisrael. (DAN 8:9)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘יֶתֶר’’ have 13 different glosses: ‘Jether’, ‘Jethro’, ‘[the]_bowstring’, ‘[the]_rest_of’, ‘[was]_Jether’, ‘[were]_Jether’, ‘abundance’, ‘excellence’, ‘excellence_of’, ‘excess’, ‘of_Jether’, ‘the_remainder_of’, ‘the_rest_of’.

Hebrew words (4) other than יֶתֶר (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘excellence’

GEN 49:3 יֶתֶר (yeter) Lemma=‘יֶתֶר’ contextual word gloss=‘excellence_of’ word gloss=‘excelling_of’ OSHB GEN 49:3 word 7

OET-LV: 3 Oh _Rəʼūⱱēn firstborn _of_are_my you strength _of_my and_the _beginning _of my _generative _power _of_of excellence _of dignity and_excellence _of power. (GEN_49:3)

OET-RV: ⇔  3 Reuben you’re my eldest,
⇔ ≈ my power and the beginning of my strength.
⇔ With excellence in dignity,
⇔ ≈ and excelling in power. (GEN 49:3)

GEN 49:3 וְיֶתֶר (vəyeter) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘יֶתֶר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, excellence_of’ morpheme glosses=‘and, excelling_of’ OSHB GEN 49:3 word 9

OET-LV: 3 Oh _Rəʼūⱱēn firstborn _of_are_my you strength _of_my and_the _beginning _of my _generative _power _of_of excellence _of dignity and_excellence _of power. (GEN_49:3)

OET-RV: ⇔  3 Reuben you’re my eldest,
⇔ ≈ my power and the beginning of my strength.
⇔ With excellence in dignity,
⇔ ≈ and excelling in power. (GEN 49:3)

SNG 4:13 מְגָדִים (məgādīm) Lemma=‘מֶגֶד’ contextual word gloss=‘excellence(s)’ word gloss=‘choice’ OSHB SNG 4:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 Shoots _of_your are_a _garden _of pomegranates with fruit _of excellence(s) henna _plants with nard _plants. (SNG_4:13)

OET-RV: 13 Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranate trees with delicious fruits,
⇔ and henna and nard spice plants, (SNG 4:13)

SNG 4:16 מְגָדָיו (məgādāyv) Lemmas=‘מֶגֶד’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘its_excellence(s)_of, of’ morpheme glosses=‘choice_of, its’ OSHB SNG 4:16 word 14

OET-LV: 16 Awake Oh _north _wind and_come Oh _south _wind make _breathe garden _of_my spices _of_its let _them _flow lover _of_my let _him _come to_his _of_garden and_let _him _eat the _fruit _of its _excellence(s)_of_of. (SNG_4:16)

OET-RV: 16 Wake up, north wind, and come, south wind.
⇔ Blow on my garden and let its spices flow.
⇔ Let my dearest come to his garden and eat its delicious fruit. (SNG 4:16)