Meytav (מיטב) means best in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
best
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Meytav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הטוב ביותר.
אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְפָנֶיךָ הִוא בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ הוֹשֵׁב אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אַחֶיךָ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Meytav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מֵיטַב
- Written without vowel points
- מיטב
- Said
- meytav
- Root
- י־ט־ב
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Gematria
- 61
This is how Meytav is said in other languages.
- English
- best
- Arabic
- أفضل
- Russian
- лучший
- French
- meilleur
- Spanish
- mejor
- German
- Beste
These words mean nearly the same as Meytav.
- עידית
- שופרא
- עילית
- ראשיתbegining
- מבחרselection
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Meytav.
- גרוע
- זיבורית
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Meytav.
The word Meytav comes from the root י־ט־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Meytav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Meytav.
What does Meytav (מיטב) mean in Hebrew?
Meytav (מיטב) means best. It is said meytav, with the stress on tav.
What is a synonym for Meytav (מיטב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Meytav (מיטב) are עידית, שופרא, עילית, ראשית, and מבחר.
What is the opposite of Meytav (מיטב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Meytav (מיטב) are גרוע and זיבורית.
What rhymes with Meytav (מיטב)?
Words that rhyme with Meytav (מיטב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מיטב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.