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It reflects a state of being that is favorable or beneficial, aligning with the broader biblical theme of God's goodness and the well-being He desires for His people.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of goodness was closely tied to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The well-being of the community and individuals was seen as a reflection of their faithfulness to God's commandments. "Metab" would have been understood not just as material prosperity but as a holistic state of peace, health, and spiritual fulfillment.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3190.htm">yatab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the best<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>best (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> (<font class="hebrew2">מֵיטָב</font>) <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>the best</b></font>, only construct <font class="hebrew2">מֵיטַב</font> and as superlative; <em>the best</em> of a thing: <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שָׂדֵהוּ וּמ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <font class="hebrew2">כָּרְמוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/22-4.htm">Exodus 22:4</a> (JE) <em>the best</em> of his field and <em>the best</em> of his vineyard (choicest fruit); <font class="hebrew2">הַצּאֹן</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <em>the best of the sheep</em> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/15-9.htm">1 Samuel 15:9,15</a>; <font class="hebrew2">הָאָרֶץ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בְּמ</font> <em>in the best of the land</em> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/47-6.htm">Genesis 47:6</a>,11 (P). <p><font class="hebrew2">יֻטָּה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">יוּטָה</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">נטה</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">יְטוּר</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">טוּר</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">יין</font> (√ of following; meaning unknown; regarded as loan-word by Lag<sup>Armen. Stud. § 484</sup> and others; Hom<sup>ZMG 1889, 653 ff.; Aufsätze, 1892, 102</sup> compare Georgian <i>g'wino</i>, <em>wine</em> whence also (according to him) Armenian <i>gini</i>, Greek <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">οῖνος</font>, Latin <i>vinum</i>; compare on the other hand Jen<sup>l.c. below</sup>) <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>best <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3190.htm">yatab</a>; the best part -- best. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3190.htm">yatab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּמֵיטַ֣ב בְּמֵיטַ֥ב במיטב וּמֵיטַ֥ב ומיטב מֵיטַ֣ב מֵיטַ֤ב מֵיטַ֥ב מיטב bə·mê·ṭaḇ bemeiTav bəmêṭaḇ mê·ṭaḇ meiTav mêṭaḇ ū·mê·ṭaḇ umeiTav ūmêṭaḇ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/47-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 47:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְפָנֶ֣יךָ הִ֔וא <b> בְּמֵיטַ֣ב </b> הָאָ֔רֶץ הוֹשֵׁ֥ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/47.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and your brothers <span class="itali">in the best</span> of the land,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/47.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [is] before thee; <span class="itali">in the best</span> of the land<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your disposal he <span class="itali">the best</span> of the land settle<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/47-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 47:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם <b> בְּמֵיטַ֥ב </b> הָאָ֖רֶץ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/47.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Egypt, <span class="itali">in the best</span> of the land,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/47.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Egypt, <span class="itali">in the best</span> of the land,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the land of Egypt <span class="itali">the best</span> of the land the land<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 22:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה אַחֵ֑ר <b> מֵיטַ֥ב </b> שָׂדֵ֛הוּ וּמֵיטַ֥ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> he shall make restitution <span class="itali">from the best</span> of his own field<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> field; <span class="itali">of the best</span> of his own field,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> field another <span class="itali">the best</span> field and the best<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 22:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵיטַ֥ב שָׂדֵ֛הוּ <b> וּמֵיטַ֥ב </b> כַּרְמ֖וֹ יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of his own field <span class="itali">and the best</span> of his own vineyard.<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of his own field, <span class="itali">and of the best</span> of his own vineyard,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the best field <span class="itali">and the best</span> vineyard shall make<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/15-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 15:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲגָ֗ג וְעַל־ <b> מֵיטַ֣ב </b> הַצֹּאן֩ וְהַבָּקָ֨ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Agag <span class="itali">and the best</span> of the sheep,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Agag, <span class="itali">and the best</span> of the sheep,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/15-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Agag and <span class="itali">and the best</span> of the sheep the oxen<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/15-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 15:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָעָם֙ עַל־ <b> מֵיטַ֤ב </b> הַצֹּאן֙ וְהַבָּקָ֔ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> spared <span class="itali">the best</span> of the sheep<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> spared <span class="itali">the best</span> of the sheep<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/15-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the people and <span class="itali">the best</span> of the sheep and oxen<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4315.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4315.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4315<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bemeitav_4315.htm">bə·mê·ṭaḇ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meitav_4315.htm">mê·ṭaḇ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umeitav_4315.htm">ū·mê·ṭaḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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