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H3190

H3190 — יָטַב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewyatabverbOccurrences: 112TWOT: 863

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3190
Word:יָטַב
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:112
Transliteration:yatab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:yaw-tab'
Meaning:1. to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
KJV 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, X very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).

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[יָטַב] verb be good, well, glad, pleasing (Aramaic יְטַב Zinjirli יטב DHMSendsch. 57) —

Qal (Perfect not in use, see טוֺב verb) Imperfect יִיטַב Gen 12:13 + 34 t., יִטַב 1Sam 24:5 + 3 t.; תִּיטַב Esth 2:4 + 2 t.; תֵּיטְבִי (incorrect for תִּיטְבִי Ges«GKC:70»§ 70 R) Nah 3:8 plural יִיטְבוּ Gen 34:18 for Infinitive and Participle see טוֺב
1. be glad, joyful, לֵב Judg 18:20; Judg 19:6; Judg 19:9; 1Kgs 21:7; Ruth 3:7; Eccl 7:3.
2. be well placed, הֲתֵיטְבִי מִנּאֹ אָמוֺן Nah 3:8 art thou better placed than No of Amon?
3. impersonal with לְ, be well for or with, go well with Gen 12:13 ( J ), Gen 40:14 ( E ), Deut 4:40 ; Deut 5:16 ; Deut 5:26; Deut 6:3; Deut 6:18; Deut 12:25; Deut 12:28; Deut 22:7; 2Kgs 25:24 ; Ruth 3:1; Jer 7:23; Jer 38:20; Jer 40:9; Jer 42:6.
4. be pleasing בְּעֵינֵי Gen 34:18 ( J ), Gen 41:37; Gen 45:16 ( E ), Deut 1:23 ; Lev 10:19 ; Lev 10:20 ; Josh 22:30; Josh 22:33 ( P ), 1Sam 18:5 ; 1Sam 24:5 ; 2Sam 3:36 ; 2Sam 18:4 ; 1Kgs 3:10 ; Esth 1:21 ; Esth 2:4 (twice in verse); Esth 2:9 with לְ, be pleasing to, Ps 69:32 with לִפְנֵי (late) Neh 2:5 ; Neh 2:6; Esth 5:14.
Hiph`il Perfect הֵיטִיב Gen 12:16 ; Josh 24:20 הֵיטִב 1Sam 25:31 suffix הֵיטִ֑בְךָ Deut 30:5 הֵיטַבְתָּ Jer 1:12 הֵיטַבְתְּ Ruth 3:10, etc.; וְהִֵ˜טבֹתִ֫י Ezek 36:11 (for הֵיטַבְתִּי as if from טוב Ges«GKC:70»§ 70R); Imperfect יֵיטִיב Num 10:32 + 3 t.; יֵיטִב Prov 15:13 + 2 t.; יְיֵטִיב Job 24:21 (Ges«GKC:70»§ 70R); יֵיטֵיב 1Kgs 1:47 (Ges«GKC:70»§ 70R); וַיִּ֫יטֶב Exod 1:20 suffix וִיטִיבְךָ Eccl 11:9 , etc.; Imperative הֵיטִ֫יבָה Ps 51:20 הֵיטִ֫יבִי Isa 23:16 , etc.; Infinitive absolute הֵיטֵיב Jer 7:5; Jer 10:5 הֵיטֵב Gen 32:13 + 10 t.; Infinitive construct הֵיטִיב Lev 5:4 + 7 t.; הֵטִיב Jer 32:41 suffix הֵיטִיבִי Jer 32:40 , etc.; Participle מֵיטִיב 1Sam 16:17 מֵטִיב Ps 119:68 מֵטִב Ezek 33:32 , etc.; —
1. make glad, rejoice לֵב Judg 19:22 פנים Prov 15:13 the person Eccl 11:9.
2. do good to, deal well with, a person usually with preposition: with לְ, Exod 1:20 ; Josh 24:20 (both E ), Gen 12:16; Num 10:29; Num 10:32 (all J ), Judg 17:13; 1Sam 25:31; Ps 49:19; Ps 125:4 with עִם , Gen 32:10; Gen 32:13 (twice in verse); Num 10:32 (all J ), Mic 2:7 with accusative Deut 8:16; Deut 28:63; Deut 30:5; 1Sam 2:32; Jer 18:10; Jer 32:40 ; Jer 32:41; Zech 8:15; Job 24:21; Ps 51:20 absolute Ezek 36:11 opposed to הֵרַע (in prov. phrase, cannot do good or ill , = cannot do anything at all; test of deity) Zeph 1:12; Isa 41:23; Jer 10:5 .
3. do well or thoroughly: הֵטִיבוּ (כל)אשׁר דבּרוּ they have done well (all) that they have spoken Deut 5:25 ; Deut 18:17 על הרע כפים להיטיב Mic 7:3 their hands are upon the evil to do it well,i.e.diligently, thoroughly , literally make (it) good, with play on הרע; especially as auxil. followed by infinitive; דעת ׳ היט Prov 15:2 = know well; לראות Jer 1:12 see well; (לְ)נַגֵּן play well, skilfully 1Sam 16:17; Isa 23:16; Ezek 33:32; Ps 33:3 compare participle construct followed by substantive מֵטִבֵי צָ֑עַד Prov 30:29 marching well, in a stately manner, so מֵיטִבֵי לֶכֶת Prov 30:29 infinitive absolute הֵיטֵיב as adverb = thoroughly , with verbs: כתת Deut 9:21 , שׁאל Deut 13:15, דרשׁ Deut 17:4 ; Deut 19:18, באר Deut 27:8 , שׁבּר 2Kgs 11:18.
4. make a thing good, right, beautiful: with accusative of thing: the head 2Kgs 9:30 dress, trim: a lamp Exod 30:7 ( P ); מַצֵּבוֺת Hos 10:1 גֵּהָה Prov 17:22 a glad heart maketh a good cure; followed by מִן comparative, object שֵׁם 1Kgs 1:47 ( = make it more glorious then); חֶסֶד Ruth 3:10 followed by דֶּרֶךְ = course of life or action Jer 2:33 (in order to win love); amend one's ways and doings Jer 7:3; Jer 18:11 ; Jer 26:13; Jer 35:15 ׳ הֵיטֵיב תֵּיטִיבוּ אתדֿ Jer 7:5.
5. do well, right, ethically, absolute:
a. of men, Gen 4:7 (twice in verse) ( J ), Lev 5:4 ( P ), Ps 36:4; Isa 1:17; Jer 4:22; Jer 13:23.
b. of God, טוֺב מֵטִיב good and doing good Ps 119:68 so infinitive absolute as adverb הַהֵיטֵב חָרָה לך Jonah 4:4 ; Jonah 4:9 art thou rightly angry ? followed by לי Jonah 4:9. In כִּייֵֿיטִב אֶלאָֿבִי 1Sam 20:13 verb is apparently intransitive, = Qal, if it be pleasing unto my father, but Hiph`il not elsewhere in this sense; point rather יִיטַב; on this and on following אֶתֿ see We Dr.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

יטב (yah-tav’)

Genesis 12:13

KJV: Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
EHCC: that it may be well with mt for thy sake;

Genesis 34:18

KJV: And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
EHCC: And their words pleased Hamor,

Genesis 41:37

KJV: And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
EHCC: the thing sas good in the eyes of

Genesis 45:16

KJV: And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.pleased…: Heb. was good in the eyes of Pharaoh
EHCC: and it pleased Pharaoh well, 0

Leviticus 10:19

KJV: And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord?
EHCC: should it have been accepted in the sight

Deuteronomy 1:28

KJV: Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.discouraged: Heb. melted
EHCC: dad the saying pleased me well: (lite was

Deuteronomy 4:40

KJV: Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever.
EHCC: that it may go well with thee,

Deuteronomy 5:16

KJV: Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
EHCC: that it may go well with thee,

Deuteronomy 6:3

KJV: Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
EHCC: that it may be well with thee,

Deuteronomy 12:25

KJV: Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.
EHCC: 28. that if may go well with thee,

Deuteronomy 22:7

KJV: But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.
EHCC: that it may be well with thee,

Judges 18:20

KJV: And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
EHCC: And the priest's heart was glad,

Ruth 8:1

EHCC: that it may be well with thee?

Ruth 24:4

EHCC: (5).do to him as if shall seem good (lit. be

Ruth 18:4

EHCC: What scometh you best I will do. (lit. ts

1 Kings 8:10

KJV: And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
EHCC: And the speech pleased the Lord, (lit. was

1 Kings 21:7

KJV: And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
EHCC: and let thine heart be merry:

Nehemiah 2:5

KJV: And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.
EHCC: if thy servant have found favour

Esther 1:21

KJV: And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:pleased…: Heb. was good in the eyes of the king
EHCC: And the saying pleased the king (lit. was

Esther 2:4

KJV: And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
EHCC: the maiden which pleaseth the king (iinéa

Esther 5:14

KJV: Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.gallows: Heb. tree
EHCC: And oe fee Haman ; (lit. was

Jeremiah 7:23

KJV: But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
EHCC: that it may be well unto you.

Jeremiah 38:20

KJV: But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
EHCC: so it shall be well unto thee,

Jeremiah 40:9

KJV: And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
EHCC: and it shall be well with you.

Jeremiah 42:6

KJV: Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.
EHCC: that it may be well with us,

Genesis 12:16

KJV: And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
EHCC: he entreated Abram well for her sake:

Deuteronomy 5:28

KJV: And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.
EHCC: (35). they have well said all that they

Deuteronomy 18:17

KJV: And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
EHCC: They have tell (spoken that) which they

Deuteronomy 30:5

KJV: And the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
EHCC: ‘he will do food, and multiply

Joshua 24:20

KJV: If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
EHCC: after that he hath you good.

Ruth 3:10

KJV: And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
EHCC: thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter

1 Samuel 25:31

KJV: That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.no grief: Heb. no staggering, or, stumbling
EHCC: whea the Lord shall have dealt well with my

Jeremiah 1:12

KJV: Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
EHCC: Thow hast well seen:

Genesis 32:12

KJV: And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
EHCC: (13).1 will do thee , (lit. én

Exodus 30:7

KJV: And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.sweet incense: Heb. incense of spices
EHCC: when he dresseth the lamps,

Leviticus 5:4

KJV: Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
EHCC: to do evil, or to do good,

Deuteronomy 8:16

KJV: Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
EHCC: to do thee good at thy latter end ;

Deuteronomy 9:21

KJV: And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.
EHCC: stamped it, (and) ground (it) very small,

Deuteronomy 18:14

KJV: For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.possess: or, inherit
EHCC: (15).make search, and ask diligently

Deuteronomy 17:4

KJV: And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
EHCC: hast heard (of it), and enquired diligently,

Deuteronomy 19:18

KJV: And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
EHCC: the judges shall make diligent inquisition:

Deuteronomy 27:8

KJV: And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
EHCC: thou shalt write...very plainly. (lit. by

Deuteronomy 28:63

KJV: And it shall come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
EHCC: the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good,

Psalms 36:3

KJV: The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
EHCC: (4).he hath left off to be wise, (and) to

Jeremiah 4:22

KJV: For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
EHCC: but to do good they have סם know edge.

Jeremiah 7:6

KJV: If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
EHCC: 4f ye throughly amend your ways (lit. ia

Jeremiah 10:5

KJV: They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
EHCC: neither also (is it) in thern to do good,

Jeremiah 18:23

KJV: Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.to slay…: Heb. for death
EHCC: (then) may ye also do good,

Jeremiah 18:10

KJV: If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
EHCC: the good, wherewith I said 1 טס

Jeremiah 32:40

KJV: And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.from them: Heb. from after them
EHCC: that 1 will not turn away from them, md

Jonah 4:4

KJV: Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?Doest…: or, Art thou greatly angry?
EHCC: Doest thou well to be angry? (marg. or,

Micah 7:8

KJV: Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
EHCC: That dey may do evil with both ba

Zechariah 8:15

KJV: So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
EHCC: 1 thought in these days to do well

Psalms 33:3

KJV: Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
EHCC: play skilfully with « loud noise. (lit. &

Psalms 51:18

KJV: Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
EHCC: (20). Do good in thy good pleasure unto

Isaiah 23:16

KJV: Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
EHCC: make sweet melody, sing many songs,

Jeremiah 7:3

KJV: Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
EHCC: Amend your ways and your doings,

Jeremiah 18:1

KJV: The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
EHCC: eand make your ways and your doings ged.

Jeremiah 26:13

KJV: Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
EHCC: amend your ways and your doings,

Jeremiah 35:15

KJV: I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
EHCC: and amend your doings,

Genesis 4:7

KJV: If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.be accepted: or, have the excellencyunto…: or, subject unto thee
EHCC: If thou doest well, shalt thou not be -ק₪

Genesis 52:9

EHCC: (10).and 7 will deal well with thee:

Exodus 1:20

KJV: Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
EHCC: Therefore God deult well with the midwites:

Numbers 10:32

KJV: And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the Lord shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.
EHCC: what foodness the Lord shall do unto ut,

Judges 17:13

KJV: Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
EHCC: Now know I that the Lord will dome goo,

1 Samuel 2:32

KJV: And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.an enemy…: or, the affliction of the tabernacle, for all the wealth which God would have given Israel
EHCC: all (the wealth) which (God) shal sie

1 Samuel 20:13

KJV: The Lord do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.shew…: Heb. uncover thine ear
EHCC: if t¢ please my father (to do) thee וו

1 Kings 1:47

KJV: And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
EHCC: God make the name of Solomon better tas

2 Kings 9:30

KJV: And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.painted…: Heb. put her eyes in painting
EHCC: and tired her head, 7

Job 24:21

KJV: He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
EHCC: and doeth not good to the widow.

Psalms 49:18

KJV: Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.while…: Heb. in his life
EHCC: (19). when how doest sell to thyself.

Proverbs 16:2

KJV: All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
EHCC: of the wise useth Knowledge aril:

Proverbs 17:22

KJV: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.like: or, to
EHCC: A merry heart dueth good

Isaiah 41:28

KJV: For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.answer: Heb. return
EHCC: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be

Jeremiah 2:33

KJV: Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
EHCC: Why trimmest thou thy way

Jeremiah 7:1

KJV: The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
EHCC: ם ye throughly amend your ways

Micah 2:7

KJV: O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?straitened: or, shortened?uprightly: Heb. upright?
EHCC: do not my words do good

Nahum 8:8

EHCC: 471 thou etter than populous No,

Zephaniah 1:12

KJV: And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.settled: Heb. curded, or, thickened
EHCC: say in their heart, Fae Lore wl oo

Judges 19:22

KJV: Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
EHCC: as were making their hearts sety,

Proverbs 30:29

KJV: There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
EHCC: yes, four are comely in going: |
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