What does מֵיטָב (mēyṭāb) mean in the Bible?
מֵיטָב (mēyṭāb): Denotes the choicest, most excellent portion, often used of prime yields or select portions designated for honor or offering
Hebrew · H4315
מֵיטָב
The best part
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מֵיטָב H4315
Pronunciation mēyṭāb
What does מֵיטָב (mēyṭāb) mean in the Bible?
מֵיטָב (mēyṭāb): Denotes the choicest, most excellent portion, often used of prime yields or select portions designated for honor or offering
Full entry for מֵיטָב (H4315) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4315?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in the best (2), the best (2), . . . (1), from the best (1).
Where does מֵיטָב (mēyṭāb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 47:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (2), Exodus (2), Genesis (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It in the best 2× Genesis 47:6, Genesis 47:11
the best 2× 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:15
. . . 1× Exodus 22:5
from the best 1× Exodus 22:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 47:6 בְּמֵיטַ֣ב to in the best Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 47:11 בְּמֵיטַ֥ב to in the best Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 22:5 מֵיטַ֥ב to from the best Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 22:5 וּמֵיטַ֥ב to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 15:9 מֵיטַ֣ב to the best Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 15:15 מֵיטַ֤ב to the best Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 47:6
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Genesis 2 Exodus 2 1 Samuel 2
Source forms
בְּמֵיטַ֣ב 1x bə·mê·ṭaḇ Genesis 47:6
בְּמֵיטַ֥ב 1x bə·mê·ṭaḇ Genesis 47:11
וּמֵיטַ֥ב 1x ū·mê·ṭaḇ Exodus 22:5
מֵיטַ֥ב 1x mê·ṭaḇ Exodus 22:5
מֵיטַ֣ב 1x mê·ṭaḇ 1 Samuel 15:9
מֵיטַ֤ב 1x mê·ṭaḇ 1 Samuel 15:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Exodus 22:5, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:15
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Genesis 47:6, Genesis 47:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Exodus 22:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes the choicest, most excellent portion, often used of prime yields or select portions designated for honor or offering
Source Gloss
the best part
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes the choicest, most excellent portion, often used of prime yields or select portions designated for honor or offering
the best part BDB: the best Usage: best.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מֵיטָב is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain