- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- בְּמֵיטַ֣ב1
- בְּמֵיטַ֥ב1
- וּמֵיטַ֥ב1
- מֵיטַ֥ב1
- מֵיטַ֣ב1
- מֵיטַ֤ב1
How it is rendered · 3
- [the] best of3
- in [the] best of2
- and [the] best of1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc · 3
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HC/Ncmsc · 1
All 6, in canonical order
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Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 47:6בְּמֵיטַ֣בbemeitavpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”here: in [the] best of
- Genesis 47:11בְּמֵיטַ֥בbemeitavpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.here: in [the] best of
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 22:5מֵיטַ֥בmeitavnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard.here: [the] best of
- Exodus 22:5וּמֵיטַ֥בumeitavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard.here: and [the] best of
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 15:9מֵיטַ֣בmeitavnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.here: [the] best of
- 1 Samuel 15:15מֵיטַ֤בmeitavnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”here: [the] best of