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יָטַב

ya.tavbe goodHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb117 occurrences27 books110 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
Traditional renderings: be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ( well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, × very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָטַב:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

117 total
  1. 1 Samuel 16:17מֵיטִ֣יב · well
    And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”
  2. 1 Samuel 18:5וַיִּיטַב֙ · And this was pleasing
    So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.
  3. 1 Samuel 20:13יֵיטִ֨ב · intends
    But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
  4. 1 Samuel 24:4יִטַ֣ב · you wish
    So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
  5. 1 Samuel 25:31וְהֵיטִ֤ב · has dealt well
    …then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your servant.”
  6. 2 Samuel 3:36וַיִּיטַ֖ב · and
    All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.
  7. 2 Samuel 18:4יִיטַ֥ב · seems best
    “I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
  8. 1 Kings 1:47יֵיטֵ֨ב · more famous
    The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
  9. 1 Kings 3:10וַיִּיטַ֥ב · pleased
    Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had made this request.
  10. 1 Kings 21:7וְיִטַ֣ב · and be cheerful
    But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
  11. 2 Kings 9:30וַתֵּ֣יטֶב · adorned
    Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
  12. 2 Kings 11:18הֵיטֵ֔ב
    So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.
  13. 2 Kings 25:24וְיִטַ֥ב · and it will be well
    And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”
  14. Nehemiah 2:5יִיטַ֥ב · has found favor
    …and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”
  15. Nehemiah 2:6וַיִּיטַ֤ב · So it pleased
    Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
  16. Esther 1:21וַיִּיטַב֙ · were pleased
    The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan advised.
  17. Esther 2:4תִּיטַב֙ · pleases; וַיִּיטַ֧ב · pleased
    Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
  18. Esther 2:9וַתִּיטַ֨ב · pleased him
    And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
  19. Esther 5:14וַיִּיטַ֧ב · pleased
    His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
  20. Job 24:21יְיֵטִֽיב׃ · kindness
    They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.
  21. Psalm 33:3הֵיטִ֥יבוּ · skillfully
    Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.
  22. Psalm 36:3לְהֵיטִֽיב׃ · [and] well-doing
    The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
  23. Psalm 49:18תֵיטִ֥יב · you prosper
    Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—
  24. Psalm 51:18הֵיטִ֣יבָה · to prosper
    In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
  25. Psalm 69:31וְתִיטַ֣ב · And this will please
    And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.
  26. Psalm 119:68וּמֵטִ֗יב · and You do what is good
    You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
  27. Psalm 125:4הֵיטִ֣יבָה · Do good
    Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
  28. Proverbs 15:2תֵּיטִ֣יב · commends
    The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
  29. Proverbs 15:13יֵיטִ֣ב · makes a cheerful
    A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
  30. Proverbs 17:22יֵיטִ֣ב · is good
    A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
  31. Proverbs 30:29מֵיטִ֣יבֵי · that are stately; מֵיטִ֥בֵי · are impressive
    There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:
  32. Ecclesiastes 7:3יִ֥יטַב · is good
    Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
  33. Ecclesiastes 11:9וִֽיטִֽיבְךָ֤ · be glad
    Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
  34. Isaiah 1:17הֵיטֵ֛ב · to do right
    Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
  35. Isaiah 23:16הֵיטִ֤יבִי · Make sweet
    “Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.”
  36. Isaiah 41:23תֵּיטִ֣יבוּ · do something good
    Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.
  37. Jeremiah 1:12הֵיטַ֣בְתָּ · correctly
    “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”
  38. Jeremiah 2:33תֵּיטִ֥בִי · skillfully
    How skillfully you pursue love! Even the most immoral of women could learn from your ways.
  39. Jeremiah 4:22וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב · how to do good
    “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
  40. Jeremiah 7:3הֵיטִ֥יבוּ · Correct
    Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.
  41. Jeremiah 7:5הֵיטֵיב֙ · you really correct; תֵּיטִ֔יבוּ
    For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another,
  42. Jeremiah 7:23יִיטַ֥ב · it may go well
    …but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.
  43. Jeremiah 10:5הֵיטֵ֖יב · do any good
    Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”
  44. Jeremiah 13:23לְהֵיטִ֔יב · to do good
    Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil.
  45. Jeremiah 18:10לְהֵיטִ֥יב
    …and if it does evil in My sight and does not listen to My voice, then I will relent of the good I had intended for it.
  46. Jeremiah 18:11וְהֵיטִ֥יבוּ · and correct
    Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’
  47. Jeremiah 26:13הֵיטִ֤יבוּ · correct
    So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.