Bible Dictionary
REMAINDER
A remainder is what is left over after something has been removed, used, or consumed. Biblical translations also use related terms such as residue, rest, and remnant.
Definition
A remainder is what is left after something has been removed, used, or consumed. Related biblical ideas include residue, rest, and remnant.
Biblical Usage
The word is used for what remains of a group, substance, or possession. In some passages, “residue” or “rest” more clearly expresses the underlying sense.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>re-man'-der (yathar, "to be left," she'erith, "remnant"): In 2Sa 14:7 "residue" would have been clearer (compare Ps 76:10), but the changes of the Revised Version (British and American) in Le 6:16; 7:16,17 are pointless (contrast Ex 29:34).</p>