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Lexicon :: Strong's H4315 - mêṭāḇ

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מֵיטָב
Transliteration
mêṭāḇ
Pronunciation
may-tawb'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 863a

Strong’s Definitions

מֵיטָב mêyṭâb, may-tawb'; from H3190; the best part:—best.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H4315 in the following manner: best (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H4315 in the following manner: best (6x).

  1. the best

    1. as superlative

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֵיטָב mêyṭâb, may-tawb'; from H3190; the best part:—best.
STRONGS H4315: Abbreviations
† (מֵיטָב) noun [masculine] the best, only construct מֵיטַב and as superlative; the best of a thing: שָׂדֵהוּ וּמ׳ מ׳ כָּרְמוֺ Exodus 22:4 (JE) the best of his field and the best of his vineyard (choicest fruit); הַצּאֹן מ׳ the best of the sheep 1 Samuel 15:9,15; הָאָרֶץ בְּמ׳ in the best of the land Genesis 47:6,11 (P).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

47:6; 47:11

Exodus

22:4

1 Samuel

15:9; 15:15

H4315

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4315 matches the Hebrew מֵיטָב (mêṭāḇ),
which occurs 6 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:6 - The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best region of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any highly capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:11 - So Joseph settled his father and his brothers. He gave them territory in the land of Egypt, in the best region of the land, the land of Rameses, just as Pharaoh had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:5 - "If a man grazes his livestock in a field or a vineyard, and he lets the livestock loose and they graze in the field of another man, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:9 - However, Saul and the army spared Agag, along with the best of the flock, the cattle, the fatlings, and the lambs, as well as everything else that was of value. They were not willing to slaughter them. But they did slaughter everything that was despised and worthless.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:15 - Saul said, "They were brought from the Amalekites; the army spared the best of the flocks and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD our God. But everything else we slaughtered."
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