Yeter (יתר) means hypotenuse in Hebrew.
It can also mean stay. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hypotenuse, stay
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Yeter.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חוּט או חבל. המשמש לקשירה. או החוט הגמיש בקשת ירי.
אִם יַאַסְרֻנִי בְּשִׁבְעָה יְתָרִים לַחִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא חֹרָבוּ וְחָלִיתִי וְהָיִיתִי כְּאַחַד הָאָדָם
- 2גאומטריההצלע הארוכה במשולש ישר־זוית, אשר נמצאת מול הזוית הישרה
- 3ימאות, בהשאלהחבל או כבל פלדה חזק ועבה, לייצוב התורן בסירה או בספינת מפרשים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yeter is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יֶתֶר
- Written without vowel points
- יתר
- Said
- yeter
- Root
- י־ת־ר
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- יְתָרִים נ"י יְתְרוֹ יְתְרִי יִתְרָהּ. נ"ר יְתָרֳיו יְתְרֶיהָ
- Inflections
- ר' יְתָרִים נ"י יְתְרוֹ יְתְרִי יִתְרָהּ. נ"ר יְתָרֳיו יְתְרֶיהָ
- Gematria
- 610
This is how Yeter is said in other languages.
- English
- hypotenuse, stay
These words mean nearly the same as Yeter.
- מיתר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yeter.
- ניצב
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These words rhyme with Yeter.
The word Yeter is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Yeter comes from the root י־ת־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Yeter in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yeter.
What does Yeter (יתר) mean in Hebrew?
Yeter (יתר) means hypotenuse and stay. It is said yeter, with the stress on ye.
What is a synonym for Yeter (יתר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yeter (יתר) are מיתר.
What is the opposite of Yeter (יתר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yeter (יתר) are ניצב.
What rhymes with Yeter (יתר)?
Words that rhyme with Yeter (יתר) include כתר, פטר, ננומטר, מטר, אתר, and דצימטר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יתר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.