מֵיטָב

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine6 occurrences3 books5 verses

Definition

from H3190; the best part
Traditional renderings: best.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Genesis 47:6בְּמֵיטַ֣ב · in the best
    …the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
  2. Genesis 47:11בְּמֵיטַ֥ב · in the best
    So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
  3. Exodus 22:5מֵיטַ֥ב · from the best; וּמֵיטַ֥ב
    If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard.
  4. 1 Samuel 15:9מֵיטַ֣ב · the best
    Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.
  5. 1 Samuel 15:15מֵיטַ֤ב · the best
    Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”