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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #4315 - מֵיטָב

Transliteration

mêyṭâb

Phonetics

may-tawb'

Origin

from (H3190)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TWOT

863a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) the best

1a) as superlative

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (6)

Genesis 2

Exodus 2

1 Samuel 2

NAS (6)

Genesis 2

Exodus 2

1 Samuel 2

HCS (5)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

1 Samuel 2

BSB (6)

Genesis 2

Exodus 2

1 Samuel 2

ESV (3)

Genesis 2

1 Samuel 1

WEB (5)

Genesis 1

Exodus 2

1 Samuel 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1186) b u (תהב ThB) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Good: The pictograph u is a picture of a basket, used to contain or surround something. The b is a picture of a tent or house. Combined these mean "surround the house". The house is surrounded by grace, beauty, love, health and prosperity, something that is functional.

A) b u (תהב ThB) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Good: Something that functions properly.

N^m) b u (תהב ThB) - Good: [Aramaic only] KJV (2): good, fine - Strongs: H2869 (טָב)

D) b a u (תהאב ThAB) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Glad: One is glad when all is good.

V) b a u (תהאב ThAB) - Glad: To be glad. [Aramaic only] KJV (1): (vf: Paal) glad - Strongs: H2868 (טְאֵב)

J) b f u (תהוב ThWB) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Good

V) b f u (תהוב ThWB) - Good: To be good such as in being functional. KJV (33): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) well, good, please, goodly, better, cheer, comely - Strongs: H2895 (טוֹב)

N^f) b f u (תהוב ThWB) - Good: Something that functions properly. KJV (591): good, better, well, goodness, goodly, best, merry, fair, prosperity, precious, fine, wealth, beautiful, fairer, favour, glad - Strongs: H2896 (טוֹב), H2898 (טוּב)

L) b u i (יתהב YThB) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Good

V) b u i (יתהב YThB) - Good: To be good such as in being functional. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (108): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) well, good, please, merry, amend, better, accepted, diligently - Strongs: H3190 (יָטַב), H3191 (יְטַב)

k^m) b u i m (מיתהב MYThB) - Best: KJV (6): best - Strongs: H4315 (מֵיטָב)

Adopted Roots:

A2767 B u r (Moist, Fresh)
A3058 S p u r ()

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

(מֵיטָב) noun [masculine] the best, only construct מֵיטַב and as superlative; the best of a thing: ׳שָׂדֵהוּ וּמ׳מ כָּרְמוֺ Exodus 22:4 (JE) the best of his field and the best of his vineyard (choicest fruit); הַצּאֹן׳מ the best of the sheep 1 Samuel 15:9,15; הָאָרֶץ׳בְּמ in the best of the land Genesis 47:6,11 (P).

יֻטָּה, יוּטָה see below נטה.

יְטוּר see below טוּר.

יין (√ of following; meaning unknown; regarded as loan-word by Lag^{Armen. Stud. § 484} and others; Hom^{ZMG 1889,653ff.; Aufsätze, 1892,102} compare Georgian g'wino, wine whence also (according to him) Armenian gini, Greek οῖνος, Latin vinum; compare on the other hand Jen^{l.c. below})

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מֵיטָב m. (from the root יָטַב), the good, or best part of any thing; 1 Samuel 15:9, 15 1 Samuel 15:15, מֵיטַב הַצּאֹן “the best of the flock;” Exodus 22:4, מֵיטַב שָׂדֵהוּ וּמֵיטַב כַּרְמוֹ “the best part of his own field and of his own vineyard;” Genesis 47:6, בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ “in the best part of the land;” verse 11 Genesis 47:11LXX. ἐν τῇ βελτίστῃ γῇ. Vulg. in optimo loco; nor is the opinion of J. D. Michaëlis to be regarded (Suppl. p. 1072), who Gen. loc. cit. comparing Arabic مَوْظُوبُ, proposes to translate, pastures.

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List of Word Forms

בְּמֵיטַ֣ב בְּמֵיטַ֥ב במיטב וּמֵיטַ֥ב ומיטב מֵיטַ֣ב מֵיטַ֤ב מֵיטַ֥ב מיטב bə·mê·ṭaḇ bemeiTav bəmêṭaḇ mê·ṭaḇ meiTav mêṭaḇ ū·mê·ṭaḇ umeiTav ūmêṭaḇ