better is
5 occurrences across 1 Arabic/Persian root
خ- ي- ر (kh-y-r) — good; better; choice
“better is” accounts for
5 of
153 occurrences of this root
(3%)
(kh-y-r) — good; better; choice
“better is” accounts for 5 of 153 occurrences of this root (3%)
Translation spectrum for this root
good 22% better 7% unconstrained 4% chosen 4% choose 4% righteous 3% good thing 3% better is 3% best 3% unconditioned 3% chosen one 3% unrestrained 2% chose 2% virtue 1% choosest 1% best advantage 1% benevolent 1% wholly directed by thee 1% which will profit them 1% whatsoever he willeth 1% what ye prefer 1% what thou hast thyself chosen 1% what is good 1% what is best for them 1% what i have chosen 1% unsurpassed 1% universe 1% unconstrained power 1% unconstrained and sovereign 1% truth 1% thou wouldst choose 1% thorn 1% surely, be a manifest advantage 1% shall be better 1% retired and lived in 1% remain unconstrained 1% profitable 1% preferable 1% power 1% pious 1% only that which will profit them 1% just 1% is best 1% him who is the unconstrained 1% he who is the unconditioned 1% he who hath the authority 1% he hath drained to its dreg 1% have chosen 1% goodwill 1% goodness 1% goodly gift 1% goodly 1% godly 1% first choice 1% excel 1% dominion 1% didst single him out 1% didst choose 1% decided 1% chosen to follow 1% chosen among 1% choicest 1% blessing 1% bestowal 1% be their well-wisher 1% be the well-wisher 1% be preferred 1%
See Also
Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: