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יְטַב yᵉṭab — (Aramaic) corresponding to H3190

pronounced yet-ab' · Strong's H3191 · 1 occurrence in the Aramaic Bible · 1 stem: Pe'al

Translated in the KJV as seem good.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3190.

yᵉṭab in each stem

Pe'al

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 1

יֵיטַ֗ב Ezra 7:18 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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