יוֹתֵרyôwthêr

Meanings

Same root

• יָתַרyâthar · H3498to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

• 1 Samuel 15:15 “It’s true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats, and cattle,” Saul admitted. “But they are going to sacrifice them to the Lord your God. We have destroyed everything else.”
• Esther 6:6 So Haman came in, and the king said, “What should I do to honor a man who truly pleases me?” Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?”
• Ecclesiastes 2:15 Both will die. So I said to myself, “Since I will end up the same as the fool, what’s the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!”
• Ecclesiastes 6:8 So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?
• Ecclesiastes 6:11 The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?
• Ecclesiastes 7:11 Wisdom is even better when you have money. Both are a benefit as you go through life.