Hebrew word study
יָטַב H3190
- Transliteration
- yâṭab
- Pronunciation
- yaw-tab'
- KJV glosses
- 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).
Lexical summary
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information