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ytr (a/a) vb. to remain; to be more
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Gpəˁalto be left over, remain3 senses▶
1
to be left over, remain
JLAtg, Syr, JBA
TgO Ex36:7↗ וְעִיבִידְתָא הְוָת מִיסָת לְכֹל עְבִידְתָא לְמַעְבַד יָתַה וִיתַרַת‏ : the work (already done) was enough to do all the project with some left over ; P Ex12:10↗ ܡܕܡ ܕܝܬ݁ܪ ܡܢܗ‏ ; P Ex26:12↗ ܡܕܡ ܕܝܬ݁ܪ ܡܢ ܝܪ̈ܝܥܬܐ‏ ; BT Er 49a(30)↗ דמלא מנא ויתר‏ : he filled the container to overflowing [lit. and it was left over]
(1)
to be superfluous, excessive
Syr
(1)
to hang over
JLAtg, Syr
TgO Ex26:12↗ פַלגוּת יְרִיעְתָא דְיָתְרָא‏ : the half of the curtain that hangs over ; P Ex26:12↗ text not cited
(2)
to become more
Sam, Syr
Marqe 2.238↗ רבין משה יתר על כל אנש‏ : Moses' greatness was more than anyone's ; Amram Dare #11:28↗ אתחילו חובינן ויתרו סריחתן‏ : our sins were severe and are guilts excessive ; P Mt5:20↗ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܬܼ݁ܐܬ݂ܲܪ ܟܼ݁ܐܢܘ݂ܬ݂ܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܝܲܬܼ݁ܝܪ ܡܸܢ ܕ݁ܣܵܦ݂ܪܸ̈ܐ ܘܲܦ݂ܪܼ̈ܝܫܸܐ‏ : unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees
2
to go up in value, be profitable
Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr
PTBM 10.c:53[2]↗ אין פחתין ואין יתרין דידך‏ : whether they go down or up in value it is your (loss or gain) ; DQLA 208:22 ܐܦ ܠܐ ܝ݁ܬܪ ܒܡܕܡ ܕܛܒ‏ : nor does it gain of anything that is good ; JSBhom 159:238↗ ܘܡܵܢܵܐ ܝܸܬܪܸܬ ܡܸܢ ܙܵܟܽܘܬܵܐ‏ : what did I gain from the victory?
3
to gain
Syr, Man
P 2K17:15↗ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܘܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܐܝܬܪܘ‏ : they went after nothing and did not gain a thing ; P Lk9:25↗ ܡܵܢܵܐ ܓܸܝܪ ܢܸܬ݂ܥܲܕ݁ܲܪ ܒܲܪ ܐܼܢܵܫܵܐ܂ ܢܼܐܬ݂ܲܪ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܟ݁ܽܠܸܗ‏ : for what help is it to a man to gain the whole world ; ICor9:22↗ ܗܘܼܝܬ݂ ܥܲܡ ܟ݁ܪܼܝܗܸܐ̈ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܟ݁ܪܼܝܗܵܐ܃ ܕ݁ܠܲܟ݂ܪܼܝܗܸܐ̈ ܐܼܬ݂ܲܪ‏ : with the weak I became as one weak, that I might gain the weak
Dpaˁˁelto prefer2 senses▶
1
to prefer
Sam, Syr
(1)
p.p. : see s.v. mytr adj.
CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
2
to increase something
Gal
PTSan 29.c:42[2]↗ יתיר כסיתיך {תכסה} והא צינתא אזלה‏ : wear more clothing and the cold will go away
Cˀafˁelto leave a remainder5 senses▶
1
to leave a remainder
JLAtg, Gal, Sam, Syr, JBA
TgJ 2K4:43↗ יֵיכְלוּן וְיוֹתְרוּן‏ : they will eat and leave a remainder ; SamTgJ Lev22:30↗ לא תותרון מנה עד צפר‏ : you must not leave anything remaining of it until morning ; P Ex16:20↗ ܐܘܬܪܘ ܡܢܗ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܠܨ݁ܦܪܐ‏ : some people left some excess until morning ; BT Šab 67b(13)↗ אשתי ואותר‏ : I shall drink and leave over ; CTLevi ar b D.18↗ ובמתקל לא תותר צבו די לא [חזה‏
(1)
to have in abundance or in excess
OfAEast, Qumran, Syr, LJLA
Asok.4↗ ˀp hwtyrn wyhwtrwn bptystyknˀ : moreover they had and shall continue to have obedience in abundance ; TgO Ex16:18↗ וְלָא אוֹתַר דְאַסגִי וֻדאַזעַר לָא חְסַר‏ : the one who took a lot did not take in excess not the one who took a little did not lack ; P Ex16:18↗ ܘܠܐ ܐܘܬܪ ܕܐܣ݁ܓܝ‏
(2)
to make to profit
Syr
P Dt30:9↗ ܘܢܘܬܪܟ ݁݁݁ ܒܟܠܗ ܥܒ݁ܕܐ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ‏ ; P Acts19:24↗ ܡܲܘܬ݁ܲܪ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܠܲܒ݂ܢܲܝ̈ ܐܘ݂ܡܵܢܘ݂ܬ݂ܸܗ ܝܘ݂ܬ݂ܪܵܢܵܐ ܪܲܒ̇ܵܐ‏ : he brought a great profit to his fellow craftsmen
2
to provide an advantage, make to excel
OfAEast, JLAtg, Syr, JBA, LJLA
Asok.3↗ hwtyr lklhm ˀnšn wˀwsp yhwtr : he provided benefits to all those people and continued to do so ; TgO Deut30:9↗ וְיוֹתְרִינָך יוי אֲלָהָך בְכֹל עוּבָדֵי יְדָך‏ : the Lord your God will enable you to excel in all your activities ; AphDem11.205:17↗ ܘܕܓܙܪܘ ܘܠܐ ܗܝܡܢܘ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܘܬܪܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܙܘܪܬܗܘܢ‏ : those who were circumcised but did not believe, their circumcision did not provide them any advantage ; AphDem14.255:22↗ ܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܗܢܝ ܚܪܝܢܐ ܘܡܢܐ ܐܘܬܪ ܛܢܢܐ ܠܥܒܘ̈ܕܘܗܝ‏ : for what benefit did contention provide to those who do it, and what advantage did envy provide ; JesusJohn 27↗ ܡܲܥܡܽܘܕܼܝܬܵܐ ܡܘ݁ܢ ܬܲܘܬܪܵܟ‏ : what advantage will baptism give You ; BT San 81b(8)↗ וכיון דלא מותר לה לנפשי‏ : since he is of no use to himself ; TgEsth102:12↗ דמותיר ית שערא ומפנק ית בישרא‏ : which improves the hair and pampers the flesh
(1)
to add
OAMesop, Gal
Fakh.15↗ dmwtˀ | zˀt | ˁbd | ˀl | zy | qdm | hwtr | : he built this statue and added it (text?) to the one from before ; KohR[1]5:3(14)↗ הוה מותיר לה חמשה אתין‏ : he would add to it (i.e. the acrostic poem) five letter
(2)
to improve something/someone
Syr
Am4 555:6↗ ܘܐܢܫ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܐܘܬܪܗ‏ : no one helped him do better at all (from his illness)
3
to achieve something more
Sam, Syr
MAMQ 10:1 ܣܥܪܘܗ݀ ܠܗܕܐ ܚܕ ܒܐܬܪ ܚܕ܂ ܘ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܐܘܬܪܘ‏ : one after the other they did this, but did not achieve and better result ; P Is36:7↗ ܡܢܐ ܐܘܬܪ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܕܐܥܒܪ ܥ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ‏ : what did Hezekiah achieve in that he removed the sacrifices and altars?
4
to be too much for, overwhelm
Syr
KwDW 282:18↗ ܟ܃ܐܒܐ ܚ̈ܢܘܩܐ ܡܘܬܪܝܢ ܠܗ‏ : the choking pains prove too much for him
5
to make a sacrifice נותר, i.e., remaining beyond the allowed time-frame
JBA
BT Pes 85a(31) Var.M6↗ דאתי לאיעצולי ביה ואיתוריה‏ : he is liable to become lazy with it and make it notar †
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto remain1 sense▶
to remain
Sam
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be made better4 senses▶
1
to be made better
Syr, Man
AphDiatess1990 62:3↗ ܬܬܝܬܪ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܕܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ‏ : let your righteousness be better than that of the scribes and Pharisees
(1)
to excel
Syr
2
to be left over
Syr, JBA
MtH 25:29 ܢܬܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܘܢܬܝܬܪ ܠܗ‏ : he will be given and have even more ; BT Ket 29b(19)↗ אייתרו להו תרי קראי‏ : they had two superfluous verses (for exegetical interpretation)
(1)
to abound
Syr
Rom3:7↗ ܫܪܵܪܸܗ ܕ݁ܲܐܠܵܗܵܐ܂ ܐܸܬ݂ܝܲܬ݁ܲܪ‏
(2)
to be increased
CPA, Syr
Lag(332) Luke2:52↗ ܘܡܪܐ ܝܣܘܣ ܗܘܐ ܡܬ݁ܝܬ݁ܪ ܒܩܘܡܬܐ ܘܒܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܒܒܘܢܢܘܬܐ‏ : and the Lord Jesus was growing in stature, wisdom, and understanding ; AphDem14.267:22↗ ܢܬܝܬܪ ܩܢܝܢܐ‏ ; P StDan(1)7:23 ↗ ܘܬܬܝܬܪ ܥܠ ‍<‍ܟܠܗܝܢ‍>‍ ܡܠܟ̈ܘܬܐ‏
3
to evaluate positively
Syr
Didasc 19:11 text not cited
4
as co-verb: to do something excessively
JBA
MG 9:25.1.36↗ אייתר בכא ואחיך‏ : he cried excessively and laughed
Ctˀettafˁalto be left over1 sense▶
to be left over
Qumran, JLAtg, Gal, Sam
4Q588.29:1.4↗ text not cited ; TgO Ex36:7var.↗ וְעִיבִידְתָא הְוָת מִיסָת/ לְכֹל עְבִידְתָא לְמַעְבַד יָתַה וִיתַרַת"איתותרת"‏ : the work had been sufficient for all the work to do and there was some left over ; SamTgJ Gen30:36↗ ויעקב רעה ית עאן לבן דאתותרי‏ : while Jacob was herding Laban's sheep that were left over ; SamTgJ Ex12:10↗ ודמתותר מנה עד צפר בנור תוקדון‏ : whatever is left over you must burn in fire by morning
QtquadTsee s.v. šwtr1 sense▶
see s.v. šwtr
LJLA
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In Mandaic confused semantically with ˁtr "to become rich".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 590[313]DJPA: 248bDJBA: 548bJastrow: 604Drower/Macuch: 194b, 345b, 481aJ. Payne-Smith: 200Levy Ch-W: 1:348Tal Sam: 369DCPA[Schulthess]: 170[89]Qumran: 108

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