1) appendage, overhang, protrusion, the caudate lobe of the liver of a sacrificial animal
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: active participle of H3498
Same Word by TWOT Number: 936e
יֹתֶ֫רֶתnoun feminineappendage (technical term of P); — most probably (fat)
appendage, a (fatty) mass at opening of liver of sacrificial animal, extending to kidneys (see Di Dr
Polychr. Bible, Leviticus 3:4);
**GFM (Dec. 28, 1899, privately points out that fat parts are always distinguished from this; compare now on
יתדת Id.
SACRIFICE EB 4206 and especially Id.
Oriental. Stud. für Th. Nöldeke (1906), 761, where it is shewn to be the
caudate lobe of the liver. —
הַיֹּתֶרֶת עַלהַֿכָּבֵדExodus 29:13;
Leviticus 3:4,10,15;
Leviticus 4:9;
Leviticus 7:4;
מִןהַֿכָּבֵד׳הַיּLeviticus 9:10; construct
יֹתֶרֶת הַכָּבֵדExodus 29:22;
Leviticus 8:16,25;
Leviticus 9:19 (all P).
Strong's Hebrew: 3508. יֹתֶ֫רֶת (yothereth) — 11 Occurrences
Exodus 29:13
HEB:הַקֶּרֶב֒ וְאֵ֗ת הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד
NAS: the entrails and the lobe of the liver,
KJV: the inwards, and the caul [that is] above the liver,
INT: covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver
Exodus 29:22
HEB:הַקֶּ֗רֶב וְאֵ֨ת יֹתֶ֤רֶת הַכָּבֵד֙ וְאֵ֣ת ׀
NAS: the entrails and the lobe of the liver,
KJV: the inwards, and the caul [above] the liver,
INT: covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver and the two
Leviticus 3:4
HEB:הַכְּסָלִ֑ים וְאֶת־ הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד
NAS: is on the loins, and the lobe of the liver,
KJV: that [is] on them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver,
INT: is on the loins and the lobe of the liver
Leviticus 3:10
HEB:הַכְּסָלִ֑ים וְאֶת־ הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד
NAS: is on the loins, and the lobe of the liver,
KJV: that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver,
INT: is on the loins and the lobe of the liver
Leviticus 3:15
HEB:הַכְּסָלִ֑ים וְאֶת־ הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד
NAS: is on the loins, and the lobe of the liver,
KJV: that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver,
INT: is on the loins and the lobe of the liver
Leviticus 4:9
HEB:הַכְּסָלִ֑ים וְאֶת־ הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד
NAS: is on the loins, and the lobe of the liver,
KJV: that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver,
INT: is on the loins and the lobe of the liver
Leviticus 7:4
HEB:הַכְּסָלִ֑ים וְאֶת־ הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד
NAS: is on the loins, and the lobe on the liver
KJV: that [is] on them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul [that is] above the liver,
INT: is on the loins and the lobe on the liver
Leviticus 8:16
HEB:הַקֶּרֶב֒ וְאֵת֙ יֹתֶ֣רֶת הַכָּבֵ֔ד וְאֶת־
NAS: that was on the entrails and the lobe of the liver,
KJV: that [was] upon the inwards, and the caul [above] the liver,
INT: was on the entrails and the lobe of the liver and the two
Leviticus 8:25
HEB:הַקֶּרֶב֒ וְאֵת֙ יֹתֶ֣רֶת הַכָּבֵ֔ד וְאֶת־
NAS: that was on the entrails, and the lobe of the liver
KJV: that [was] upon the inwards, and the caul [above] the liver,
INT: was on the entrails and the lobe of the liver and the two
Leviticus 9:10
HEB:הַכְּלָיֹ֜ת וְאֶת־ הַיֹּתֶ֤רֶת מִן־ הַכָּבֵד֙
NAS: and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver
KJV: and the kidneys, and the caul above
INT: the fat and the kidneys and the lobe above of the liver
Leviticus 9:19
HEB:וְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙ וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְיֹתֶ֖רֶת הַכָּבֵֽד׃
NAS: and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver,
KJV: [the inwards], and the kidneys, and the caul [above] the liver:
INT: and the covering and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver