STRONGS H3190:
Abbreviations
† [
יָטַב]
verb be good, well, glad, pleasing (Aramaic
יְטַב Zinjirli
יטב DHM
Sendsch. 57) —
Qal (
Perfect not in use, see
טוֺב verb)
Imperfect יִיטַב Genesis 12:13 +
34 times,
יִטַב 1 Samuel 24:5 +
3 times;
תִּיטַב Esther 2:4 +
2 times;
תֵּיטְבִי (incorrect for
תִּיטְבִי Ges
§ 70 R)
Nahum 3:8; plural
יִיטְבוּ Genesis 34:18; for
Infinitive and
Participle see
טוֺב —
1. be glad, joyful, לֵב Judges 18:20; Judges 19:6, 9; 1 Kings 21:7; Ruth 3:7; Ecclesiastes 7:3.
2. be well placed, הֲתֵיטְבִי מִנּאֹ אָמוֺן Nahum 3:8 art thou better placed than No of Amon?
3. impersonal with לְ, be well for or with, go well with Genesis 12:13 (J), Genesis 40:14 (E), Deuteronomy 4:40; Deuteronomy 5:16, 26; Deuteronomy 6:3, 18; Deuteronomy 12:25, 28; Deuteronomy 22:7; 2 Kings 25:24; Ruth 3:1; Jeremiah 7:23; Jeremiah 38:20; Jeremiah 40:9; Jeremiah 42:6.
4. be pleasing בְּעֵינֵי Genesis 34:18 (J), Genesis 41:37; Genesis 45:16 (E), Deuteronomy 1:23; Leviticus 10:19, 20; Joshua 22:30, 33 (P), 1 Samuel 18:5; 1 Samuel 24:5; 2 Samuel 3:36; 2 Samuel 18:4; 1 Kings 3:10; Esther 1:21; Esther 2:4 (twice in verse); Esther 2:9; with לְ, be pleasing to, Psalm 69:32; with לִפְנֵי (late) Nehemiah 2:5, 6; Esther 5:14.
Hiph. Perfect הֵיטִיב Genesis 12:16;
Joshua 24:20;
הֵיטִב 1 Samuel 25:31; suffix
הֵיטִ֑בְךָ Deuteronomy 30:5;
הֵיטַבְתָּ Jeremiah 1:12;
הֵיטַבְתְּ Ruth 3:10, etc.;
וְהִֵֽֽֽטבֹתִ֫י Ezekiel 36:11 (for
הֵיטַבְתִּי as if from
טוב Ges
§ 70 R);
Imperfect יֵיטִיב Numbers 10:32 +
3 times;
יֵיטִב Proverbs 15:13 +
2 times;
יְיֵטִיב Job 24:21 (Ges
§ 70 R);
יֵיטֵיב 1 Kings 1:47 (Ges
§ 70 R);
וַיִּ֫יטֶב Exodus 1:20; suffix
וִיטִיבְךָ Ecclesiastes 11:9, etc.;
Imperative הֵיטִ֫יבָה Psalm 51:20;
הֵיטִ֫יבִי Isaiah 23:16, etc.;
Infinitive absolute הֵיטֵיב Jeremiah 7:5;
Jeremiah 10:5;
הֵיטֵב Genesis 32:13 +
10 times;
Infinitive construct הֵיטִיב Leviticus 5:4 +
7 times;
הֵטִיב Jeremiah 32:41; suffix
הֵיטִיבִי Jeremiah 32:40, etc.;
Participle מֵיטִיב 1 Samuel 16:17;
מֵטִיב Psalm 119:68;
מֵטִב Ezekiel 33:32, etc.; —
1. make glad, rejoice לֵב Judges 19:22; פנים Proverbs 15:13; the person Ecclesiastes 11:9.
2. do good to, deal well with, a person usually with preposition: with לְ, Exodus 1:20; Joshua 24:20 (both E), Genesis 12:16; Numbers 10:29, 32 (all J), Judges 17:13; 1 Samuel 25:31; Psalm 49:19; Psalm 125:4; with עִם, Genesis 32:10; Genesis 32:13 (twice in verse); Numbers 10:32 (all J), Micah 2:7; with accusative Deuteronomy 8:16; Deuteronomy 28:63; Deuteronomy 30:5; 1 Samuel 2:32; Jeremiah 18:10; Jeremiah 32:40, 41; Zechariah 8:15; Job 24:21; Psalm 51:20; absolute Ezekiel 36:11; opposed to הֵרַע (in prov. phrase, cannot do good or ill, = cannot do anything at all; test of deity) Zephaniah 1:12; Isaiah 41:23; Jeremiah 10:5.
3. do well or thoroughly: הֵטִיבוּ (כל)אשׁר דבּרוּ they have done well (all) that they have spoken Deuteronomy 5:25; Deuteronomy 18:17; על הרע כפים להיטיב Micah 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׳ Proverbs 15:2 = know well; לראות Jeremiah 1:12 see well; (לְ)נַגֵּן play well, skilfully 1 Samuel 16:17; Isaiah 23:16; Ezekiel 33:32; Psalm 33:3; compare participle construct followed by substantive מֵטִבֵי צָ֑עַד Proverbs 30:29 marching well, in a stately manner, so מֵיטִבֵי לֶכֶת Proverbs 30:29; infinitive absolute הֵיטֵיב as adverb = thoroughly, with verbs: כתת Deuteronomy 9:21, שׁאל Deuteronomy 13:15, דרשׁ Deuteronomy 17:4; Deuteronomy 19:18, באר Deuteronomy 27:8, שׁבּר 2 Kings 11:18.
4. make a thing good, right, beautiful: with accusative of thing: the head 2 Kings 9:30; dress, trim: a lamp Exodus 30:7 (P); מַצֵּבוֺת Hosea 10:1; גֵּהָה Proverbs 17:22 a glad heart maketh a good cure; followed by מִן comparative, object שֵׁם 1 Kings 1:47 ( = make it more glorious then); חֶסֶד Ruth 3:10; followed by דֶּרֶךְ = course of life or action Jeremiah 2:33 (in order to win love); amend one's ways and doings Jeremiah 7:3; Jeremiah 18:11; Jeremiah 26:13; Jeremiah 35:15; הֵיטֵיב תֵּיטִיבוּ אתדֿ׳ Jeremiah 7:5.
5. do well, right, ethically, absolute:
a. of men, Genesis 4:7 (twice in verse) (J), Leviticus 5:4 (P), Psalm 36:4; Isaiah 1:17; Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 13:23.
b. of God, טוֺב מֵטִיב good and doing good Psalm 119:68; so infinitive absolute as adverb הַהֵיטֵב חָרָה לך Jonah 4:4, 9 art thou rightly angry ? followed by לי Jonah 4:9. In כִּייֵֿיטִב אֶלאָֿבִי 1 Samuel 20:13 verb is apparently intransitive, = Qal, if it be pleasing unto my father, but Hiph. not elsewhere in this sense; point rather יִיטַב; on this and on following אֶתֿ see We Dr.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs
Genesis
4:7; 12:13; 12:13; 12:16; 12:16; 32:10; 32:13; 32:13; 34:18; 34:18; 40:14; 41:37; 45:16
Exodus
1:20; 1:20; 30:7
Leviticus
5:4; 5:4; 10:19; 10:20
Numbers
10:29; 10:32; 10:32; 10:32
Deuteronomy
1:23; 4:40; 5:16; 5:25; 5:26; 6:3; 6:18; 8:16; 9:21; 12:25; 12:28; 13:15; 17:4; 18:17; 19:18; 22:7; 27:8; 28:63; 30:5; 30:5
Joshua
22:30; 22:33; 24:20; 24:20
Judges
17:13; 18:20; 19:6; 19:9; 19:22
Ruth
3:1; 3:7; 3:10; 3:10
1 Samuel
2:32; 16:17; 16:17; 18:5; 20:13; 24:5; 24:5; 25:31; 25:31
2 Samuel
3:36; 18:4
1 Kings
1:47; 1:47; 3:10; 21:7
2 Kings
9:30; 11:18; 25:24
Nehemiah
2:5; 2:6
Esther
1:21; 2:4; 2:4; 2:9; 5:14
Job
24:21; 24:21
Psalms
33:3; 36:4; 49:19; 69:32; 119:68; 119:68; 125:4
Proverbs
15:2; 15:13; 15:13; 17:22; 30:29; 30:29
Ecclesiastes
7:3; 11:9; 11:9
Isaiah
1:17; 23:16; 23:16; 41:23
Jeremiah
1:12; 1:12; 2:33; 4:22; 7:3; 7:5; 7:5; 7:23; 10:5; 10:5; 13:23; 18:10; 18:11; 26:13; 32:40; 32:40; 32:41; 32:41; 35:15; 38:20; 40:9; 42:6
Ezekiel
33:32; 33:32; 36:11; 36:11
Hosea
10:1
Jonah
4:4; 4:9; 4:9
Micah
2:7; 7:3
Nahum
3:8; 3:8
Zephaniah
1:12
Zechariah
8:15