(Heb. yothe'reth; i.e., "something redundant"), the membrane which covers the upper part of the liver (Exo 29:13, Exo 29: 22; Lev. 3:4, Lev. 3: 10, 15;4:9;7:4; marg., "midriff"). In Hos. 13:8 (Heb. seghor; i.e., "an enclosure") the pericardium, or parts about the heart, is meant.