לְ/הֵיטִ֗יב

𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁

leheytiv

to do good

a primitive root; to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right); be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, [phrase] be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ([phrase] well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, [idiom] very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).

H3190

Leviticus 5:4 · Word #9

Lexicon H3190

Lemmaיָטַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤈𐤁
Transliterationyâṭab
Strong'sH3190
In-contextto do good

Morphology HR/Vhc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H3190-14

to cause to be good

Morphological NotesHiphil infinitive construct with prefixed לְ ("to"); causative stem indicating bringing about a state of goodness or well-being.
Rendering RationaleThe root יטב conveys the state of being good, pleasant, or well. In the Hiphil stem it takes a causative sense, meaning "to cause to be good" or "to make well." The infinitive construct with prefixed לְ expresses purpose or result, hence "to cause to be good."

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Words from Root יטב (goodness, well-being, pleasantness, prosperity, rightness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3190-01 beheytivo when he makes-good
H4315-01 bemeytav in the best-part-of
H3193-01 beyatevatah at Pleasantness

Word Usage (112 occurrences of H3190)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 4:7 תֵּיטִיב֙ teytiv you do well
Genesis 4:7 תֵיטִ֔יב teytiv-2 you do well
Genesis 12:13 יִֽיטַב yitav it may go well