TBESH · H4315
מֵיטָב · me.tav · best
1) the best 1a) as superlative
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me.tav H4315
מֵיטָב (me.tav) means “best” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מֵיטָב Hebrew · H4315 6 tagged occurrences in 5 verses
Pronunciation guide: may-tawb' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H3190 (יָטַב); the best part
KJV glosses: best.
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How translators render H4315
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| in the best | 2 |
| the best | 2 |
| from the best | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| in the best | 2 |
| and of the best | 1 |
| and the best | 1 |
| of the best | 1 |
| the best | 1 |
Verses containing H4315
Page 1 of 1. 5 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 47:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
Read word by word - Genesis 47:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Exodus 22:5
· BSB · 2 occurrences
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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.4
- 1 Samuel 15:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 15:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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