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Strong's H3499 יֶתֶר (yether)

Yether means “cord” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3499 — nekroo (“be dead”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3499
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 95
Books 26

Strong's H3499 Quick Answer

Strong's H3499 יֶתֶר (yether) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yether (yeh'-ther) n-m. 1. (properly) an overhanging 2. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder It has 95 linked Bible usages across 26 books. Visible English usage signals include also and small. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
yether (yeh'-ther) n-m. 1. (properly) an overhanging 2. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder
Usage
95 linked usages
Books
26 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
also and small

Meaning and Definition

yether (yeh'-ther) n-m. 1. (properly) an overhanging 2. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder 3. also a small rope (as hanging free) [from H3498] KJV: + abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with. Root(s): H3498

Original Word
יֶתֶר
Transliteration
yether
Derivation
Root: יתר First root strongs: 3498
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3499. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

remainder

Usage: 1) remainder, excess, rest, remnant, excellence 1a) remainder, remnant 1b) remainder, rest, other part 1c) excess 1d) abundantly (adv) 1e) abundance, affluence 1f) superiority, excellency

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How Strong's H3499 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yether, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

also Job 30:11 small Ezekiel 34:18

How Strong's H3499 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 95 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3499 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3499 in the Old Testament

95 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 49:3 KJV

Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

Exodus 10:5 KJV

And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

Exodus 23:11 KJV

But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.

Usage Excerpts

First 95 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3499.

Genesis 49:3 Old Testament, KJV
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
Exodus 10:5 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
Exodus 23:11 Old Testament, KJV
But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
Leviticus 14:17 Old Testament, KJV
And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering:
Numbers 31:32 Old Testament, KJV
And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
Deuteronomy 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
Deuteronomy 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
Deuteronomy 28:54 Old Testament, KJV
So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
Joshua 12:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
Joshua 13:12 Old Testament, KJV
All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
Joshua 13:27 Old Testament, KJV
And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
Joshua 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
Judges 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
Judges 16:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
Judges 16:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
Judges 16:9 Old Testament, KJV
Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
1 Samuel 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
2 Samuel 10:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
2 Samuel 12:28 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
2 Samuel 21:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)
1 Kings 11:41 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
1 Kings 12:23 Old Testament, KJV
Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
1 Kings 14:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
1 Kings 14:29 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
1 Kings 15:7 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
1 Kings 15:23 Old Testament, KJV
The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
1 Kings 15:31 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings 16:5 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings 16:14 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings 16:20 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings 16:27 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings 22:39 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings 22:45 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
1 Kings 22:46 Old Testament, KJV
And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
2 Kings 1:18 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 8:23 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 10:34 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 12:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 13:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 13:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 14:15 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 14:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 14:28 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 15:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 15:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
2 Kings 15:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
2 Kings 15:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 15:26 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
2 Kings 15:31 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
2 Kings 15:36 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 16:19 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 20:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 21:25 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 23:28 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 24:5 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 25:11 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.
1 Chronicles 19:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
2 Chronicles 13:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
2 Chronicles 20:34 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
2 Chronicles 25:26 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
2 Chronicles 26:22 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
2 Chronicles 27:7 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
2 Chronicles 28:26 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
2 Chronicles 32:32 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
2 Chronicles 33:18 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.
2 Chronicles 35:26 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD,
2 Chronicles 36:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
Nehemiah 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
Nehemiah 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
Nehemiah 4:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
Nehemiah 6:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
Nehemiah 6:14 Old Testament, KJV
My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
Job 4:21 Old Testament, KJV
Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
Job 22:20 Old Testament, KJV
Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
Job 30:11 Old Testament, KJV
Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
Psalms 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Psalms 17:14 Old Testament, KJV
From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalms 31:23 Old Testament, KJV
O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Proverbs 17:7 Old Testament, KJV
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Isaiah 38:10 Old Testament, KJV
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
Isaiah 44:19 Old Testament, KJV
And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
Isaiah 56:12 Old Testament, KJV
Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Jeremiah 27:19 Old Testament, KJV
For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city.
Jeremiah 29:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;
Jeremiah 39:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
Jeremiah 52:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
Ezekiel 34:18 Old Testament, KJV
Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?
Ezekiel 48:23 Old Testament, KJV
As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
Daniel 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
Joel 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
Micah 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
Habakkuk 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
Zephaniah 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
Zechariah 14:2 Old Testament, KJV
For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3499, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 4 usages, Old Testament
Judges 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 14 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 23 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 10 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3499 FAQ

What does yether (יֶתֶר) mean?

Yether (Strong's H3499) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cord". yether (yeh'-ther) n-m. 1. (properly) an overhanging 2. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder

How many times is yether (יֶתֶר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 95 linked usages for Strong's H3499 across 26 books.

Where can I study yether (יֶתֶר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3499 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yether (יֶתֶר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as also and small. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.