Hebrew word

yâṭab

yaw-tab'

יָטַב

What it means

to be make well, literally or figuratively

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

well30
good17
pleased11
merry4
amend4
better3
accepted2
diligently2

Every place it appears 98

Genesis4:7 12:13 12:16 32:12 34:18 40:14 41:37 45:16

Exodus1:20 30:7

Leviticus5:4 10:19 10:20

Numbers10:32

Deuteronomy1:23 4:40 5:16 5:28 5:29 6:3 6:18 8:16 9:21 12:25 12:28 13:14 17:4 18:17 19:18 22:7 27:8 28:63 30:5

Joshua22:30 22:33

Judges17:13 18:20 19:9 19:22

Ruth3:7 3:10

1 Samuel2:32 16:17 18:5 20:13 24:4 25:31

2 Samuel3:36 18:4

1 Kings1:47 3:10 21:7

2 Kings9:30 11:18 25:24

Nehemiah2:5 2:6

Esther1:21 2:4 2:9 5:14

Job24:21

Psalms33:3 51:18 69:31

Proverbs15:2 15:13 17:22 30:29

Isaiah1:17 23:16 41:23

Jeremiah1:12 2:33 4:22 7:3 7:5 13:23 26:13 32:40 35:15 38:20 42:6

Jonah4:4 4:9

Micah2:7 7:3

Nahum3:8

Zephaniah1:12

Zechariah8:15