יָטַב

yâṭab · Hebrew · Strong's H3190 · 112 occurrences

The KJV renders 39 different Hebrew and Greek words as “give”

What it means

to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, diligent, dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do be, make good, be merry, shew more, skilfully, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be can, deal, entreat, have well said, seen

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“give”

also renders chorēgéō (G5524), pareisphérō (G3923), poiéō (G4160), martyréō (G3140), metadídōmi (G3330), dōréomai (G1433), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), symbouleúō (G4823), apodídōmi (G591), aponémō (G632), diatássō (G1299), anapaúō (G373), kataphérō (G2702), epidídōmi (G1929), paréchō (G3930), charízomai (G5483), diadídōmi (G1239), apodekatóō (G586), bîyn (H995), gâdal (H1431), dâbar (H1696), hâlal (H1984), hâphak (H2015), châlaq (H2505), chânan (H2603), yâhab (H3051), yᵉhab (H3052), yânaq (H3243), yâʻats (H3289), mâʻaṭ (H4591), nûwach (H5117), ʻâbar (H5674), râbâh (H7235), râgaʻ (H7280), rûwm (H7311), sûwm (H7761), shâqaṭ (H8252)

“surely”

also renders alēthōs (G230), pántōs (G3843), ʼak (H389), ʼâkên (H403), ʼâman (H539), ʼomnâm (H551), hâlak (H1980), yâkach (H3198), kên (H3651), raq (H7535)

“deal”

also renders poiéō (G4160), merízō (G3307), polýs (G4183), hâlal (H1984), châlaq (H2505), mârar (H4843), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâraç (H6536), râshaʻ (H7561)

“be glad”

also renders chaírō (G5463), agalliáō (G21), gîyl (H1523), ṭᵉʼêb (H2868), sûws (H7797), sâmach (H8055)

“very”

also renders alēthōs (G230), sphódra (G4970), qaṭ (H6985), râbâh (H7235), râchaq (H7368), saggîyʼ (H7690)

“benefit”

also renders agathós (G18), cháris (G5485), euergesía (G2108), gᵉmûwl (H1576), tagmûwl (H8408)

“be better”

also renders proéchomai (G4284), diaphérō (G1308), ṭôwb (H2895)

“diligent”

also renders spoudaîos (G4705), chărûwts (H2742), mâhîyr (H4106)

“dress”

also renders geōrgéō (G1090), ʻâsâh (H6213)

“be merry”

also renders euphraínō (G2165), sâmach (H8055)

“trim”

also renders kosméō (G2885), ʻâsâh (H6213)

“entreat”

also renders chráomai (G5530), râʻaʻ (H7489)

“be accepted”

also renders sᵉʼêth (H7613)

“amend”

also renders châzaq (H2388)

“make cheerful”

also renders nûwb (H5107)

“be comely”

also renders nâʼâh (H4998)

“make good”

also renders shâlam (H7999)

“thoroughly”

also renders râbâh (H7235)

“tire”

also renders pᵉʼêr (H6287)

Where it appears

112 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Kings 1:47 HVhj3ms1 Kings 3:10 HC/Vqw3ms1 Kings 21:7 HC/Vqj3ms1 Samuel 2:32 HVhi3ms1 Samuel 16:17 HVhrmsa1 Samuel 18:5 HC/Vqw3ms1 Samuel 20:13 HVhi3ms1 Samuel 24:4 HVqi3ms1 Samuel 25:31 HC/Vhq3ms2 Kings 9:30 HC/Vhw3fs2 Kings 11:18 HVha2 Kings 25:24 HC/Vqi3ms2 Samuel 3:36 HC/Vqw3ms2 Samuel 18:4 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 1:23 HC/Vqw3msDeuteronomy 4:40 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 5:16 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 5:28 HVhp3cpDeuteronomy 5:29 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 6:3 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 6:18 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 8:16 HR/Vhc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 9:21 HVhaDeuteronomy 12:25 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 12:28 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 13:14 HVhaDeuteronomy 17:4 HVhaDeuteronomy 18:17 HVhp3cpDeuteronomy 19:18 HVhaDeuteronomy 22:7 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 27:8 HVhaDeuteronomy 28:63 HR/VhcDeuteronomy 30:5 HC/Vhq3ms/Sp2msEcclesiastes 7:3 HVqi3msEcclesiastes 11:9 HC/Vhj3ms/Sp2msEsther 1:21 HC/Vqw3msEsther 2:4 HC/Vqw3msEsther 2:9 HC/Vqw3fsEsther 5:14 HC/Vqw3msExodus 1:20 HC/Vhw3msExodus 30:7 HR/Vhc/Sp3msGenesis 4:7 HVhi2msGenesis 12:13 HVqi3msGenesis 12:16 HVhp3msGenesis 32:9 HC/Vhh1csGenesis 32:12 HVhaGenesis 34:18 HC/Vqw3mpGenesis 40:14 HVqi3msGenesis 41:37 HC/Vqw3msGenesis 45:16 HC/Vqw3msHosea 10:1 HVhp3cpIsaiah 1:17 HVhaIsaiah 23:16 HVhv2fsIsaiah 41:23 HVhi2mpJudges 17:13 HVhi3msJudges 18:20 HC/Vqw3msJudges 19:6 HC/Vqi3msJudges 19:9 HC/Vqi3msJudges 19:22 HVhrmpaJeremiah 1:12 HVhp2ms

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.