יִתְרוֹן yithrôwn

Meaning

preeminence, gain

In the King James Version: better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).

Derivation: from H3498 (יָתַר);

Where it is used

• Ecclesiastes 1:3 What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
• Ecclesiastes 2:11 Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
• Ecclesiastes 2:13 And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
• Ecclesiastes 3:9 What does the worker gain from his toil?
• Ecclesiastes 5:9 The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
• Ecclesiastes 5:16 This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
• Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
• Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
• Ecclesiastes 10:11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.