Word Study · Strong's H3508 · Hebrew
יֹתֶרֶת
yothereth
yo-theh'-reth
Strong's 1890 spelling: yôthereth
“the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging)
Rendered in the KJV as
caul.
- 11occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙6
- יֹתֶ֣רֶת2
- הַיֹּתֶ֤רֶת1
- וְיֹתֶ֖רֶת1
- יֹתֶ֤רֶת1
How it is rendered · 3
- the lobe7
- [the] lobe of3
- and [the] lobe of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular7
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 7
- HNcfsc · 3
- HC/Ncfsc · 1
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 29:13הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙haiyoteretthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularTake all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.here: the lobe
- Exodus 29:22יֹתֶ֤רֶתyoteretnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),here: [the] lobe of
Leviticus9 occurrences
- Leviticus 3:4הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙haiyoteretthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.here: the lobe
- Leviticus 3:10הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙haiyoteretthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.here: the lobe
- Leviticus 3:15הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙haiyoteretthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.here: the lobe
- Leviticus 4:9הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙haiyoteretthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys—here: the lobe
- Leviticus 7:4הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙haiyoteretthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularboth kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.here: the lobe
- Leviticus 8:16יֹתֶ֣רֶתyoteretnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar.here: [the] lobe of
- Leviticus 8:25יֹתֶ֣רֶתyoteretnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.here: [the] lobe of
- Leviticus 9:10הַיֹּתֶ֤רֶתhaiyoteretthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularOn the altar he burned the fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver from the sin offering, as the LORD had commanded Moses.here: the lobe
- Leviticus 9:19וְיֹתֶ֖רֶתveyoteretconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)They also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver—here: and [the] lobe of