1) superiority, advantage, excess adv 2) excess, better conj 3) besides, moreover, more
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H3148 — יוֹתֵר
yo.ter · advantage · Hebrew/Aramaic
9 tagged verse occurrences
1 Samuel 15:15 · הַיּוֹתֵ֖רSaul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”Esther 6:6 · יוֹתֵ֥רHaman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”Ecclesiastes 2:15 · יוֹתֵ֑רSo I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.Ecclesiastes 6:8 · יּוֹתֵ֥רWhat advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?Ecclesiastes 6:11 · יֹּתֵ֖רFor the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?Ecclesiastes 7:11 · וְיֹתֵ֖רWisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.Ecclesiastes 7:16 · יוֹתֵ֑רDo not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?Ecclesiastes 12:9 · וְיֹתֵ֕רNot only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.Ecclesiastes 12:12 · וְיֹתֵ֥רAnd by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.