Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #3504 - יִתְרוֹן yithron (advantage)

Original Word:	יִתְרוֹן
Transliteration:	yithron
Definition:	advantage, profit
Part of Speech:	Noun Masculine
Phonetic Spelling:	(yith-rone')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

better, excellent, profitable

From yathar; preeminence, gain -- better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).

see HEBREW yathar

Englishman's Concordance

1) advantage, profit, excellency
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H3498
Same Word by TWOT Number: 936f

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יִתְרוֺןnoun [masculine]advantage, profit, only Ecclesiastes; — absolute Ecclesiastes 1:3 4t.; construct Ecclesiastes 2:13 4t.; — advantage to (ל) any one, מַהיִֿתְרוֺן לָאָדָםEcclesiastes 1:3, i.e. what advantage hath a man ? Ecclesiastes 5:15; Ecclesiastes 10:11; followed by מִן comparative=advantage beyond, more thanEcclesiastes 2:13 (twice in verse); construct יִתְרוֺן הָעוֺשֶׂהEcclesiastes 3:9advantage of (for) him that worketh; יִתְרוֺן אֶדֶץEcclesiastes 5:8; יִתְרוֺן דַּעַתEcclesiastes 7:12advantage of knowledge; וְיִתְרוֺן הַכְשֵׁיר חָכְמָהEcclesiastes 10:10an advantage for giving success is wisdom; absolute אֵין יִתְרוֺן תַּחַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁEcclesiastes 2:11.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 3504. יִתְרוֹן (yithron) — 10 Occurrences

Ecclesiastes 1:3
HEB: מַה־ יִּתְר֖וֹן לָֽאָדָ֑ם בְּכָל־
NAS: What advantage does man have in all
KJV:What profit hath a man
INT: What advantage man all

Ecclesiastes 2:11
HEB:ר֔וּחַ וְאֵ֥ין יִתְר֖וֹן תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
NAS: and there was no profit under
KJV: of spirit, and [there was] no profit under the sun.
INT: wind and there profit under the sun

Ecclesiastes 2:13
HEB:אָ֔נִי שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ יִתְר֛וֹן לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה מִן־
NAS: that wisdom excels folly
KJV: wisdom excelleth folly,
INT: I that excels wisdom at

Ecclesiastes 2:13
HEB:מִן־ הַסִּכְל֑וּת כִּֽיתְר֥וֹן הָא֖וֹר מִן־
NAS: folly as light excels darkness.
KJV: as far as light excelleth darkness.
INT: at folly excels light at

Ecclesiastes 3:9
HEB: מַה־ יִּתְרוֹן֙ הָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔ה בַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר
NAS: What profit is there to the worker
KJV:What profit hath he that worketh
INT: What profit to the worker which

Ecclesiastes 5:9
HEB: וְיִתְר֥וֹן אֶ֖רֶץ בַּכֹּ֣ל
NAS: the field is an advantage to the land.
KJV:Moreover the profit of the earth
INT:is an advantage to the land all

Ecclesiastes 5:16
HEB:יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּמַה־ יִּתְר֣וֹן ל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל
NAS: So what is the advantage to him who
KJV: so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured
INT: die what is the advantage toils air

Ecclesiastes 7:12
HEB:בְּצֵ֣ל הַכָּ֑סֶף וְיִתְר֣וֹן דַּ֔עַת הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה
NAS: is protection, But the advantage of knowledge
KJV: [is] a defence: but the excellency of knowledge
INT: is protection money the advantage of knowledge wisdom

Ecclesiastes 10:10
HEB:וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן הַכְשֵׁ֖יר חָכְמָֽה׃
NAS: Wisdom has the advantage of giving success.
KJV: but wisdom [is] profitable to direct.
INT: strength exert has the advantage of giving Wisdom

Ecclesiastes 10:11
HEB:לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃
NAS: there is no profit for the charmer.
KJV: and a babbler is no better.
INT: charmed there profit archer babbler

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