What does יֹתֶרֶת mean in the Bible?
יֹתֶרֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging)".
Hebrew · H3508
יֹתֶרֶת
The lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging)
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יֹתֶרֶתH3508
What does יֹתֶרֶת mean in the Bible?
יֹתֶרֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3508?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the lobe (9), and the lobe (2).
Where does יֹתֶרֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (9), Exodus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe lobe9×Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10
and the lobe2×Leviticus 7:4, Leviticus 9:19
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:13הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙tothe lobeArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 29:22יֹתֶ֤רֶתtothe lobeNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 3:4הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙tothe lobeArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 3:10הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙tothe lobeArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 3:15הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙tothe lobeArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 4:9הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙tothe lobeArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 7:4הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙toand the lobeArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 8:16יֹתֶ֣רֶתtothe lobeNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 8:25יֹתֶ֣רֶתtothe lobeNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 9:10הַיֹּתֶ֤רֶתtothe lobeArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 29:13
Aligned rows11
Books represented2
Exodus2Leviticus9
Source forms
הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙6xhay·yō·ṯe·reṯExodus 29:13, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15
יֹתֶ֣רֶת2xyō·ṯe·reṯLeviticus 8:16, Leviticus 8:25
הַיֹּתֶ֤רֶת1xhay·yō·ṯe·reṯLeviticus 9:10
וְיֹתֶ֖רֶת1xwə·yō·ṯe·reṯLeviticus 9:19
יֹתֶ֤רֶת1xyō·ṯe·reṯExodus 29:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular7xExodus 29:13, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15
Noun - feminine singular construct3xExodus 29:22, Leviticus 8:16, Leviticus 8:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct1xLeviticus 9:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging)
Source Gloss
the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging) BDB: appendage Usage: caul.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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