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מֵיטָב H4315
H4315 is the Hebrew word מֵיטָב, transliterated mêyṭâb and said may-tawb'. The King James Version most often renders it best.
What it means
the best part.
Where it comes from
from H3190 (יָטַב).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: best.
Verses using מֵיטָב
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 47:6 · KJV
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Genesis 47:11 · KJV
And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Exodus 22:5 · KJV
If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
1 Samuel 15:9 · KJV
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
1 Samuel 15:15 · KJV
And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4315 mean?
H4315 is the Hebrew word מֵיטָב (mêyṭâb), meaning the best part.
How is H4315 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it best (6 times).
How many times does H4315 appear in the Bible?
מֵיטָב (mêyṭâb) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4315 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3190 (יָטַב).
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