יֹתֶרֶת (yōteret) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning appendage. It appears
11 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3508).
Also rendered
lobe
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 936e)
Range of meaning (TWOT 936e)appendage; lobe, flap; caul
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
יֹתֶ֫רֶתnoun, feminine: appendage
Strong's H3508יֹתֶרֶת: the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging) KJV:caul.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 936: יָתַרyātar — remain over; the remainder; be left over; leave over, leave, leave a remnant, save over, presevre alive, excel, shew pre-eminence, shew excess, have more than enough; jut, exceed, remain, be left, cause to abound, preserve…