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יִתְרוֹן H3504

H3504 is the Hebrew word יִתְרוֹן, transliterated yithrôwn and said yith-rone'. The King James Version most often renders it profit.

Word: יִתְרוֹןTransliteration: yithrôwnSaid: yith-rone'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 8 verses

What it means

preeminence, gain.

Where it comes from

from H3498 (יָתַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

profit 3×excelleth 2×no profit 1×moreover the profit 1×excellency 1×profitable 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).

Verses using יִתְרוֹן

All 8 verses, quoted in full.

Ecclesiastes 1:3 · KJV

What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 2:11 · KJV

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 · KJV

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Ecclesiastes 3:9 · KJV

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

Ecclesiastes 5:9 · KJV

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

Ecclesiastes 5:16 · KJV

And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?

Ecclesiastes 7:12 · KJV

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

Ecclesiastes 10:10 · KJV

If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3504 mean?

H3504 is the Hebrew word יִתְרוֹן (yithrôwn), meaning preeminence, gain.

How is H3504 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it profit (3 times), excelleth (2 times), no profit (1 time), moreover the profit (1 time), excellency (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3504 appear in the Bible?

יִתְרוֹן (yithrôwn) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3504 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3498 (יָתַר).

Nearby entries

H3501 · יִתְרָא — Jithra, an Israelite (or Ishmaelite)H3502 · יִתְרָה — properly, excellence, i.e. (by implication) wealth H3503 · יִתְרוֹ — Jethro, Moses' father-in-law H3505 · יִתְרִי — a Jithrite or descendant of Jether H3506 · יִתְרָן — Jithran, the name of an Edomite and of an Israelite H3507 · יִתְרְעָם — Jithream, a son of David

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