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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”
“deal”
“be glad”
also renders chaírō (G5463), agalliáō (G21), gîyl (H1523), ṭᵉʼêb (H2868), sûws (H7797), sâmach (H8055)
“very”
“benefit”
“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)
“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)
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
112 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Kings 1:47 · HVhj3ms
Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed.
1 Kings 3:10 · HC/Vqw3ms
This request pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
1 Kings 21:7 · HC/Vqj3ms
Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry. I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
1 Samuel 2:32 · HVhi3ms
You will see the affliction of my habitation, in all the wealth which I will give Israel. There shall not be an old man in your house forever.
1 Samuel 16:17 · HVhrmsa
Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”
1 Samuel 18:5 · HC/Vqw3ms
David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
1 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
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