יִתְרוֹן
yit.ronadvantageHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine10 occurrences1 book9 verses
Definition
from H3498; preeminence, gain
Traditional renderings: better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
Traditional renderings: better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יִתְרוֹן:
- περισσείαperisseia“excess”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
10 total
- Ecclesiastes 1:3יִּתְר֖וֹן · gainWhat does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
- Ecclesiastes 2:11יִתְר֖וֹן · to be gainedYet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 2:13יִתְר֛וֹן · exceeds; כִּֽיתְר֥וֹן · exceedsAnd I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
- Ecclesiastes 3:9יִּתְרוֹן֙ · gainWhat does the worker gain from his toil?
- Ecclesiastes 5:9וְיִתְר֥וֹן · The produceThe produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
- Ecclesiastes 5:16יִּתְר֣וֹן · does he gainThis too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
- Ecclesiastes 7:12וְיִתְר֣וֹן · and the advantageFor wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
- Ecclesiastes 10:10וְיִתְר֥וֹן · producesIf the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
- Ecclesiastes 10:11יִתְר֔וֹן · profitIf the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.