Yôwthêr — H3148

Definition

masculine noun

properly, redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction

1. n m
2. superiority, advantage, excess
3. adv
4. excess, better
5. conj
6. besides, moreover, more

Usually translated as

more, better, moreover, profit, over

Origin

active participle of H3498

• Yâthar (H3498)

Occurrences

Yôwthêr occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Esther (1), Ecclesiastes (7)

• Esther 6:6 — So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than (יוֹתֵ֥ר) to myself?
• Ecclesiastes 2:15 — Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more (יוֹתֵ֑ר) wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
• Ecclesiastes 6:8 — For what hath the wise more (יּוֹתֵ֥ר) than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
• Ecclesiastes 6:11 — Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better (יֹּתֵ֖ר)?
• Ecclesiastes 7:11 — Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit (וְיֹתֵ֖ר) to them that see the sun.
• Ecclesiastes 7:16 — Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise (יוֹתֵ֑ר): why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
• Ecclesiastes 12:9 — And moreover (וְיֹתֵ֕ר), because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
• Ecclesiastes 12:12 — And further (וְיֹתֵ֥ר), by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.