Yithrôwn — H3504

Definition

masculine noun

preeminence, gain

1. advantage, profit, excellency

Usually translated as

profit, excelleth, better, excellency, profitable

Origin

from H3498

• Derived from Yâthar (H3498)

Greek equivalents

• perisseía (G4050)

Occurrences

Yithrôwn occurs 10 times in 9 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ecclesiastes (9)

• Ecclesiastes 1:3 — What profit (יִּתְר֖וֹן) hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
• Ecclesiastes 2:11 — Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit (יִתְר֖וֹן) under the sun.
• Ecclesiastes 2:13 — Then I saw that wisdom excelleth (יִתְר֛וֹן) folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
• Ecclesiastes 2:13 — Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth (כִּֽיתְר֥וֹן) darkness.
• Ecclesiastes 3:9 — What profit (יִּתְרוֹן֙) hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
• Ecclesiastes 5:9 — Moreover the profit (וְיִתְר֥וֹן) of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
• Ecclesiastes 5:16 — And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit (יִּתְר֣וֹן) hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
• Ecclesiastes 7:12 — For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency (וְיִתְר֣וֹן) of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
• Ecclesiastes 10:10 — If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable (וְיִתְר֥וֹן) to direct.
• Ecclesiastes 10:11 — Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better (יִתְר֔וֹן).