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rem´nant: Remnant is the translation of יתר, yether, “what is left over†(; ; , etc.); of ש××ר, she'aÌ„r, “the rest†( the King James Version; , , ; , etc.; ); more frequently of ש××רית, she'eÌ„rı̄th, “residue,†etc. (, ; ; ; , etc.). As the translation of the last-mentioned two words, “remnant†has a special significance in the prophecies of Isaiah, as denoting “a holy seed,†or spiritual kernel, of the nation which should survive impending judgment and become the germ of the people of God, being blessed of God and made a blessing (compare ; ; , ; ; also ; ; , ; ; ). Paul, in , quotes from f, “the remnant (kataÌleimma, “what is left over†shall be savedâ€; compare also (where the word is leıÌmma) with . Several other Hebrew words are less frequently translated “remnantâ€: 'aÌ„har, “afterâ€; yaÌ„thar, “to be left over,†etc.; in the New Testament (the King James Version) we have also loipoÌs, “left,†“remaining†(; , etc.).
For “remnant†the Revised Version (British and American) has “overhanging part†(), “rest†(, etc.); on the other hand gives “remnant†for “posterity†(), for “rest†(; ; ), for “residue†(; ), etc.