יָטַב yatav

Hebrew word for “be good” · Strong’s H3190 · used 117 times in 110 verses

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Meaning

1) to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad;

How it is translated

Glosses given for yatav in context, with how often each is used:

• good 18
• may go well 12
• will do good 9
• make good 6
• do good 5
• do good to 5
• will go well 4
• thoroughly 4
• may be good 4
• will be good 4
• will do well 3
• have done well 3

Where it is used

Also in 15 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Deuteronomy 5 (3), Judges 19 (3), Ruth 3 (3), Jeremiah 7 (3), Genesis 12 (2), Genesis 32 (2), Leviticus 10 (2), Numbers 10 (2), Deuteronomy 6 (2), Deuteronomy 12 (2)

Forms

• ייטב 20
• וייטב 19
• היטב 9
• להיטיב 7
• היטיבו 6
• ייטיב 5
• תיטיב 4
• היטיב 4
• ויטב 3
• ותיטב 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with yatav more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עַיִן ayin “eye” 22
• דָּבָר davar “word” 19
• מַעַן maan “because” 12
• ךָּ ka “you” 13
• טוֹב tov “pleasant” 12
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 15
• לֵב lev “heart” 11
• מַעֲלָל maalal “deed” 6
• רָעַע raa “be evil” 7
• אָב av “father” 11
• נָא na “please” 8
• רָבָה ravah “to multiply” 7

Key verses

The verses using yatav that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 4:7 — 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…
• Deuteronomy 4:40 — 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,…
• Deuteronomy 5:29 — O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children…
• Psalms 36:3 — The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
• Psalms 51:18 — Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
• Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes:…
• Jeremiah 4:22 — 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…
• Jeremiah 7:23 — 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…
• Jeremiah 18:11 — Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise…
• Jeremiah 32:40 — 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…
• Jeremiah 35:15 — 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…
• Micah 7:3 — That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire:…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.