Lexical Summary Yetur: a son of Ishmael, also his desc. and the region where they lived Original Word: יְטוּרTransliteration: Yetur Phonetic Spelling: (yet-oor') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: a son of Ishmael, also his desc. and the region where they lived Meaning: Jetur -- a son of Ishmael, also his descendants and the region where they lived Strong's Concordance Jetur Probably from the same as tuwr; encircled (i.e. Inclosed); Jetur, a son of Ishmael -- Jetur. see HEBREW tuwr Brown-Driver-Briggs H3195. Yetur יְטוּר proper name, masculine and of a people (perhaps connected etymologically with טִירָה see Genesis 25:16) — a 'son' of Ishmael 25:15 = 1 Chronicles 1:31 +? 5:19; Ἰτουραῖοί τε καὶ Ἄραβες Straboxvi, 2, 18, Ἰτουραίους JosephAnt. xiii. 11, 3 ed. Niese; they gave name to their region, which was, substantially, Anti-Lebanon, compare τῆς Ἰτουραίας καὶ Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας Luke 3:1; on יְטוּר and (later) proper name, of a territory Ituraea, see especially GASmGeogr. 544 ff. and reff. מוֺתָר noun masculineProverbs 14:23 abundance, pre-eminence; — 1 abundance, plenty מוֺתָ֑ר Proverbs 14:23; 21:5 (in both opposed to מַחְסוֺר). 2 pre-eminence, superiority, אָ֔יִן מִןהַֿבְּהֵמָה הָאָדָם מוֺתַר Ecclesiastes 3:19 the superiority of man over beast is nothing. |
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