H3190Hebrewyyîṭaḇ

יָטַב

be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, [phrase] be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ([phrase] well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, [idiom] very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).

116
Total Occurrences
27
Books
116
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad
  • 2(qal)
  • 3(hiphil)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâṭab; Pronunciation: yaw-tab'