Lexical Definition

‎יְטוּר‎ Yᵉṭûwr (yet-oor') Jetur ^N:N-M-P
probably from the same as ‎טוּר‎; encircled (i.e. inclosed)

Jetur.

• § Jetur = "enclosed"
• Jetur, a son of Ishmael

1) a son of Ishmael whose descendants warred with Israel east of the Jordan
1a) also called 'Ituraea'

See Greek: Ἰτουραΐα

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יְטוּר‎ proper name, masculine and of a people (perhaps connected etymologically with ‎טִירָה‎ see Gen 25:16) — a 'son' of Ishmael Gen 25:15 = 1Chr 1:31 = tribe with which Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh made war 1Chr 5:19 Ἰτουραῖοί τε καὶ Ἄραβες Strabo^{xvi, 2, 18,} Ἰτουραίους Joseph^{Ant. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 13:11»xiii. 11}, 3 ed. Niese; they gave name to their region, which was, substantially, Anti-Lebanon, compare τῆς Ἰτουραίας καὶ Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας Luke 3:1 on ‎יְטוּר‎ and (later) proper name, of a territory Ituraea, see especially GASm^{Geogr. 544 ff. and reff}.

‎מוֺתָר‎ noun masculine^{Prov 14:23} abundance, pre-eminence; —

1. abundance, plenty ‎מוֺתָ֑ר‎ Prov 14:23; Prov 21:5 (in both opposed to ‎מַחְסוֺר‎).

2. pre-eminence, superiority, ‎מוֺתַר הָאָדָם מִןהַֿבְּהֵמָה אָ֔יִן‎ Eccl 3:19 the superiority of man over beast is nothing.

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