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mētār מֵיתָר ‘cord’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yātar יָתַר ‘to remain’
Roots: יתר

mētār n, m
1) cord, string

Mentioned in Exodus 39:40, 35:18 Numbers 3:37, 4:32, 3:26, 4:26 Isaiah 54:2 Jeremiah 10:20 Psalms 21:13

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