טוֹב
good
also: pleasant, agreeable fuller range ↓
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Adjective
- A word that describes or qualifies a noun.
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Stem
- Qal
- The basic, simple active stem — the plain form of the verb (“he wrote”). Here: ‘be pleasant’
Form
- Perfect
- A completed action or state — Hebrew marks aspect (completeness) more than strict tense (“he wrote”).
- Infinitive Construct
- A bound verbal noun, frequently with prepositions (“to write / in writing”).
- Sequential Perfect
- A perfect with prefixed waw continuing a preceding imperfect or command (waw-consecutive perfect).
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Person
- 3rd Person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Grammatical forms 11 distinct
- Adjective, Adjective, Masculine, Singular, Absolute 368 times (65%)
- Adjective, Adjective, Feminine, Singular, Absolute 108 times (19%)
- Adjective, Adjective, Masculine, Plural, Absolute 34 times (6%)
- Adjective, Adjective, Feminine, Singular, Construct 15 times (3%)
- Adjective, Adjective, Feminine, Plural, Absolute 15 times (3%)
- Adjective, Adjective, Masculine, Singular, Construct 8 times (1%)
- Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 7 times (1%)
- Adjective, Adjective, Masculine, Plural, Construct 3 times (1%)
+3 more forms (7 occurrences)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 565 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
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2 Chronicles 20 verses
- 2 Chronicles 5:13 ט֔וֹב adj Adjective ms it happened, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yahweh; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Yahweh, [saying], For he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever; that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of Yahweh,
- 2 Chronicles 6:27 הַ/טּוֹבָ֖ה ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fs then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance.
- 2 Chronicles 6:41 בַ/טּֽוֹב prep det + Adjective Adjective ms Now therefore arise, Yahweh God, into your resting-place, you, and the ark of your strength: let your priests, Yahweh God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in goodness.
- 2 Chronicles 7:3 ט֔וֹב adj Adjective ms All the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and the glory of Yahweh was on the house; and they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped, and gave thanks to Yahweh, [saying], For he is good; for his loving kindness endures for ever.
- 2 Chronicles 7:10 וְ/ט֣וֹבֵי הַ/טּוֹבָ֗ה conj + Adjective Adjective mp cs ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fs On the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
- 2 Chronicles 10:7 לְ/ט֜וֹב טוֹבִ֑ים prep + Adjective Adjective ms adj Adjective mp They spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
- 2 Chronicles 12:12 טוֹבִֽים adj Adjective mp When he humbled himself, the wrath of Yahweh turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things [found].
- 2 Chronicles 14:2 הַ/טּ֣וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God:
- 2 Chronicles 18:7 לְ/טוֹבָה֙ prep + Adjective Adjective fs The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh: but I hate him; for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. Jehoshaphat said, Don't let the king say so.
- 2 Chronicles 18:12 ט֖וֹב טּֽוֹב adj Adjective ms adj Adjective ms The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets [declare] good to the king with one mouth: let your word therefore, Please be like one of theirs, and speak you good.
- 2 Chronicles 18:17 ט֖וֹב adj Adjective ms The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Didn't I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?
- 2 Chronicles 19:3 טוֹבִ֖ים adj Adjective mp Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.
- 2 Chronicles 19:11 הַ/טּֽוֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms Behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of Yahweh; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and Yahweh be with the good.
- 2 Chronicles 21:13 הַ/טּוֹבִ֥ים ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective mp but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, like as the house of Ahab did, and also have slain your brothers of your father's house, who were better than yourself:
- 2 Chronicles 24:16 טוֹבָה֙ adj Adjective fs They buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.
- 2 Chronicles 30:18 הַ/טּ֖וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the Passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, The good Yahweh pardon everyone
- 2 Chronicles 30:22 ט֖וֹב adj Adjective ms Hezekiah spoke comfortably to all the Levites who had good understanding [in the service] of Yahweh. So they ate throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings, and making confession to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 31:20 הַ/טּ֤וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms Thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he worked that which was good and right and faithful before Yahweh his God.
Ezra 6 verses
- Ezra 3:11 ט֔וֹב adj Adjective ms They sang one to another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, [saying], For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel. All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid.
- Ezra 7:9 הַ/טּוֹבָ֥ה ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fs For on the first [day] of the first month began he to go up from Babylon; and on the first [day] of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God on him.
- Ezra 8:18 הַ/טּוֹבָ֤ה ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fs According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;
- Ezra 8:22 לְ/טוֹבָ֔ה prep + Adjective Adjective fs For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.
- Ezra 8:27 טוֹבָה֙ adj Adjective fs and twenty bowls of gold, of one thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.
- Ezra 9:12 וְ/טוֹבָתָ֖/ם conj + Adjective Adjective fs cs + sfx pers 3mp now therefore don't give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever; that you may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.
Nehemiah 9 verses
- Nehemiah 2:8 הַ/טּוֹבָ֥ה ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fs and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertains to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. The king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me.
- Nehemiah 2:10 טוֹבָ֖ה adj Adjective fs When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
- Nehemiah 2:18 טוֹבָ֣ה לַ/טּוֹבָֽה adj Adjective fs prep det + Adjective Adjective fs I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me, as also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. They said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for the good [work].
- Nehemiah 5:9 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms Also I said, The thing that you do is not good: ought you not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
- Nehemiah 5:19 לְ/טוֹבָ֑ה prep + Adjective Adjective fs Remember to me, my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.
- Nehemiah 6:19 טוֹבֹתָ֗י/ו adj Adjective fp cs + sfx pers 3ms Also they spoke of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
- Nehemiah 9:13 טוֹבִֽים adj Adjective mp You came down also on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
- Nehemiah 9:20 הַ/טּוֹבָ֔ה ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fs You gave also your good Spirit to instruct them, and didn't withhold your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.
- Nehemiah 13:31 לְ/טוֹבָֽה prep + Adjective Adjective fs and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.
Esther 17 verses
- Esther 1:10 כְּ/ט֥וֹב prep + Qal inf.cs On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven chamberlains who ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
- Esther 1:11 טוֹבַ֥ת adj Adjective fs cs to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful to look on.
- Esther 1:19 הַ/טּוֹבָ֥ה ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fs If it please the king, let there go forth a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it not be altered, that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another who is better than she.
- Esther 2:2 טוֹב֥וֹת adj Adjective fp cs Then said the king's servants who ministered to him, Let there be beautiful young virgins sought for the king:
- Esther 2:3 טוֹבַ֨ת adj Adjective fs cs and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, to the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them;
- Esther 2:7 וְ/טוֹבַ֣ת conj + Adjective Adjective fs cs He brought up Hadassah, who is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
- Esther 2:9 לְ/ט֖וֹב prep + Adjective Adjective ms cs The maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her things for her purification, with her portions, and the seven maidens who were meet to be given her out of the king's house: and he removed her and her maidens to the best place of the house of the women.
- Esther 3:11 כַּ/טּ֥וֹב prep det + Adjective Adjective ms The king said to Haman, The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.
- Esther 5:9 וְ/ט֣וֹב conj + Adjective Adjective ms cs Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he didn't stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
- Esther 7:9 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains who were before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman has made for Mordecai, who spoke good for the king, stands in the house of Haman. The king said, Hang him thereon.
- Esther 8:5 ט֜וֹב וְ/טוֹבָ֥ה adj Adjective ms conj + Adjective Adjective fs She said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces:
- Esther 8:8 כַּ/טּ֤וֹב prep det + Adjective Adjective ms Write you also to the Jews, as it pleases you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring; for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
- Esther 8:17 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms In every province, and in every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. Many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen on them.
- Esther 9:13 ט֔וֹב adj Adjective ms Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows.
- Esther 9:19 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Therefore do the Jews of the villages, who dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar [a day of] gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
- Esther 9:22 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the needy.
- Esther 10:3 טוֹב֙ adj Adjective ms For Mordecai the Jew was next to king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Job 12 verses
- Job 2:10 הַ/טּ֗וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job didn't sin with his lips.
- Job 7:7 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye shall no more see good.
- Job 9:25 טוֹבָֽה adj Adjective fs "Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away, they see no good,
- Job 10:3 הֲ/ט֤וֹב ptcl inter + Adjective Adjective ms Is it good to you that you should oppress, That you should despise the work of your hands, And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
- Job 13:9 הֲ֭/טוֹב ptcl inter + Adjective Adjective ms Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
- Job 21:13 בַ/טּ֣וֹב prep det + Adjective Adjective ms They spend their days in prosperity. In an instant they go down to Sheol.
- Job 21:25 בַּ/טּוֹבָֽה prep det + Adjective Adjective fs cs Another dies in bitterness of soul, And never tastes of good.
- Job 22:18 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Yet he filled their houses with good things, But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- Job 22:21 טוֹבָֽה adj Adjective fs "Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.
- Job 30:26 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms When I looked for good, then evil came; When I waited for light, there came darkness.
- Job 34:4 טּֽוֹב adj Adjective ms Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.
- Job 36:11 בַּ/טּ֑וֹב prep det + Adjective Adjective ms If they listen and serve him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
Psalms 68 verses
- Psalms 4:6 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms Many say, "Who will show us any good?" Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us.
- Psalms 14:1 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.
- Psalms 14:3 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is none who does good, no, not one.
- Psalms 16:2 ט֝וֹבָתִ֗/י adj Adjective fs cs + sfx pers 1cs My soul, you have said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
- Psalms 21:3 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms For you meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
- Psalms 23:6 ט֤וֹב adj Adjective ms Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in Yahweh's house forever.
- Psalms 25:8 טוֹב adj Adjective ms Good and upright is Yahweh, Therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
- Psalms 25:13 בְּ/ט֣וֹב prep + Adjective Adjective ms His soul shall dwell at ease. His seed shall inherit the land.
- Psalms 34:8 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
- Psalms 34:10 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, But those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.
- Psalms 34:12 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms Who is someone who desires life, And loves many days, that he may see good?
- Psalms 34:14 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.
- Psalms 35:12 טוֹבָ֗ה adj Adjective fs They reward me evil for good, To the bereaving of my soul.
- Psalms 36:4 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good; He doesn't abhor evil.
- Psalms 37:3 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
- Psalms 37:16 טוֹב adj Adjective ms Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.
- Psalms 37:27 ט֗וֹב adj Adjective ms Depart from evil, and do good; Live securely forever.
- Psalms 38:20 טוֹבָ֑ה טֽוֹב adj Adjective fs adj Adjective ms They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, Because I follow what is good.
- Psalms 39:2 מִ/טּ֑וֹב prep + Adjective Adjective ms I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.
- Psalms 45:1 ט֗וֹב adj Adjective ms My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
- Psalms 52:3 מִ/טּ֑וֹב prep + Adjective Adjective ms You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.
- Psalms 52:9 ט֝֗וֹב adj Adjective ms I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, In the presence of your saints.
- Psalms 53:1 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 53:3 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.
- Psalms 54:6 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.
- Psalms 63:3 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms Because your loving kindness is better than life, My lips shall praise you.
- Psalms 65:11 טוֹבָתֶ֑/ךָ adj Adjective fs cs + sfx pers 2ms You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.
- Psalms 68:10 בְּ/טוֹבָתְ/ךָ֖ prep + Adjective Adjective fs cs + sfx pers 2ms Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.
- Psalms 69:16 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.
- Psalms 73:1 ט֭וֹב adj Adjective ms Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart.
- Psalms 73:28 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, That I may tell of all your works.
- Psalms 84:10 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
- Psalms 84:11 ט֝֗וֹב adj Adjective ms For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
- Psalms 85:12 הַ/טּ֑וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.
- Psalms 86:5 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; Abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
- Psalms 86:17 לְ/ט֫וֹבָ֥ה prep + Adjective Adjective fs Show me a sign of your goodness, That those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, Because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.
- Psalms 92:1 ט֗וֹב adj Adjective ms It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, To sing praises to your name, Most High;
- Psalms 100:5 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, His faithfulness to all generations.
- Psalms 103:5 בַּ/טּ֣וֹב prep det + Adjective Adjective ms Who satisfies your desire with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
- Psalms 104:28 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
- Psalms 106:1 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 106:5 בְּ/ט֘וֹבַ֤ת prep + Adjective Adjective fs cs That I may see the prosperity of your chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, That I may glory with your inheritance.
- Psalms 107:1 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Give thanks to Yahweh, For he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 107:9 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
- Psalms 109:5 טוֹבָ֑ה adj Adjective fs They have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
- Psalms 109:21 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name's sake, Because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
- Psalms 111:10 ט֭וֹב adj Adjective ms The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
- Psalms 112:5 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.
- Psalms 118:1 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 118:8 ט֗וֹב adj Adjective ms It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, Than to put confidence in man.
- Psalms 118:9 ט֗וֹב adj Adjective ms It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, Than to put confidence in princes.
- Psalms 118:29 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 119:39 טוֹבִֽים adj Adjective mp Take away my disgrace that I dread, For your ordinances are good.
- Psalms 119:65 ט֭וֹב adj Adjective ms Do good to your servant, According to your word, Yahweh.
- Psalms 119:68 טוֹב adj Adjective ms You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.
- Psalms 119:71 טֽוֹב Qal pf 3ms It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn your statutes.
- Psalms 119:72 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
- Psalms 119:122 לְ/ט֑וֹב prep + Adjective Adjective ms Ensure your servant's well-being. Don't let the proud oppress me.
- Psalms 122:9 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.
- Psalms 125:4 לַ/טּוֹבִ֑ים prep det + Adjective Adjective mp Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good, To those who are upright in their hearts.
- Psalms 128:2 וְ/ט֣וֹב conj + Qal wpf 3ms For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.
- Psalms 133:1 טּ֭וֹב adj Adjective ms See how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to live together in unity!
- Psalms 133:2 הַ/טּ֨וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms It is like the precious oil on the head, That ran down on the beard, Even Aaron's beard; That came down on the edge of his robes;
- Psalms 135:3 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.
- Psalms 136:1 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 143:10 טוֹבָ֑ה adj Adjective fs Teach me to do your will, For you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
- Psalms 145:9 טוֹב adj Adjective ms Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.
- Psalms 147:1 ט֭וֹב adj Adjective ms Praise Yah, For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
Proverbs 62 verses
- Proverbs 2:9 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path.
- Proverbs 2:20 טוֹבִ֑ים adj Adjective mp That you may walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
- Proverbs 3:4 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms So you will find favor, And good understanding in the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 3:14 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms For her good profit is better than getting silver, And her return is better than fine gold.
- Proverbs 3:27 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms Don't withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do it.
- Proverbs 4:2 ט֭וֹב adj Adjective ms For I give you sound learning. Don't forsake my law.
- Proverbs 8:11 טוֹבָ֣ה adj Adjective fs For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can't be compared to it.
- Proverbs 8:19 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; My yield than choice silver.
- Proverbs 11:23 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
- Proverbs 11:27 ט֭וֹב adj Adjective ms He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
- Proverbs 12:2 ט֗וֹב adj Adjective ms A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, But he will condemn a man of wicked devices.
- Proverbs 12:9 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, Than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.
- Proverbs 12:14 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him.
- Proverbs 12:25 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, But a kind word makes it glad.
- Proverbs 13:2 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; But the unfaithful crave violence.
- Proverbs 13:15 ט֭וֹב adj Adjective ms Good understanding wins favor; But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
- Proverbs 13:21 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms Misfortune pursues sinners, But prosperity rewards the righteous.
- Proverbs 13:22 ט֗וֹב adj Adjective ms A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
- Proverbs 14:14 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; Likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
- Proverbs 14:19 טוֹבִ֑ים adj Adjective mp The evil bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
- Proverbs 14:22 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
- Proverbs 15:3 ו/טוֹבִֽים conj + Adjective Adjective mp Yahweh's eyes are everywhere, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
- Proverbs 15:15 וְ/טֽוֹב conj + Adjective Adjective ms cs All the days of the afflicted are wretched, But one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.
- Proverbs 15:16 טוֹב adj Adjective ms Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, Than great treasure with trouble.
- Proverbs 15:17 ט֤וֹב adj Adjective ms Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a fattened calf with hatred.
- Proverbs 15:23 טּֽוֹב adj Adjective ms Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!
- Proverbs 15:30 ט֝וֹבָ֗ה adj Adjective fs The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
- Proverbs 16:8 טוֹב adj Adjective ms Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
- Proverbs 16:16 טּ֥וֹב adj Adjective ms How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
- Proverbs 16:19 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the plunder with the proud.
- Proverbs 16:20 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.
- Proverbs 16:29 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms A man of violence entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good.
- Proverbs 16:32 ט֤וֹב adj Adjective ms One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; One who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
- Proverbs 17:1 ט֤וֹב adj Adjective ms Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
- Proverbs 17:13 טוֹבָ֑ה adj Adjective fs Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
- Proverbs 17:20 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, And one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
- Proverbs 17:26 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to flog officials for their integrity.
- Proverbs 18:5 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, Nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
- Proverbs 18:22 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor of Yahweh.
- Proverbs 19:1 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
- Proverbs 19:2 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; Nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.
- Proverbs 19:8 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
- Proverbs 19:22 וְ/טֽוֹב conj + Adjective Adjective ms That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
- Proverbs 20:23 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms Yahweh detests differing weights, And dishonest scales are not pleasing.
- Proverbs 21:9 ט֗וֹב adj Adjective ms It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.
- Proverbs 21:19 ט֗וֹב adj Adjective ms It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
- Proverbs 22:1 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms A good name is more desirable than great riches, And loving favor is better than silver and gold.
- Proverbs 22:9 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms cs He who has a generous eye will be blessed; For he shares his food with the poor.
- Proverbs 24:13 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms My son, eat honey, for it is good; The droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:
- Proverbs 24:23 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- Proverbs 24:25 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, And a rich blessing will come on them.
- Proverbs 25:7 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms For it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.
- Proverbs 25:24 ט֗וֹב adj Adjective ms It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.
- Proverbs 25:25 ט֝וֹבָ֗ה adj Adjective fs Like cold water to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.
- Proverbs 25:27 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms It is not good to eat much honey; Nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.
- Proverbs 27:5 ט֭וֹבָה adj Adjective fs Better is open rebuke Than hidden love.
- Proverbs 27:10 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
- Proverbs 28:6 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
- Proverbs 28:10 טֽוֹב adj Adjective ms Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, He will fall into his own trap; But the blameless will inherit good.
- Proverbs 28:21 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms To show partiality is not good; Yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
- Proverbs 31:12 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms She does him good, and not harm, All the days of her life.
- Proverbs 31:18 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn't go out by night.
Ecclesiastes 41 verses
- Ecclesiastes 2:1 בְ/ט֑וֹב prep + Adjective Adjective ms I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;" and, behold, this also was vanity.
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 ט֜וֹב adj Adjective ms I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.
- Ecclesiastes 2:24 ט֤וֹב ט֖וֹב adj Adjective ms adj Adjective ms There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 שֶׁ/טּ֣וֹב לְ/טוֹב֙ ptcl rel + Adjective Adjective ms prep + Adjective Adjective ms For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
- Ecclesiastes 3:12 ט֖וֹב ט֖וֹב adj Adjective ms adj Adjective ms I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
- Ecclesiastes 3:13 ט֖וֹב adj Adjective ms Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
- Ecclesiastes 3:22 טוֹב֙ adj Adjective ms Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?
- Ecclesiastes 4:3 וְ/טוֹב֙ conj + Adjective Adjective ms Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
About this entry
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טוב (ṭôwb) is a Hebrew word most often rendered “good.” It first appears in Genesis 1:4. Spanning 521 verses in 35 books, it ranks among the most common words of the Hebrew Bible. It also covers “pleasant” and “agreeable”, alongside “good” — see its full sense range. Related forms include טוב, טוב and טבאל. The sections below give every sense, occurrence, and version rendering.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H2896 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 521
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 521 distinct verses.
- 35 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 35 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #89
- by frequency
- Top 100 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 89 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 521 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Psalms 68 verses 13%
- Proverbs 62 verses 12%
- Ecclesiastes 41 verses 8%
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 521 distinct verses.
- Writings (Ketuvim) 257 verses · 49%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 184 verses · 35%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 80 verses · 15%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 5 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Good 197×, Is good 42×, Is better 32×
- American Standard Version†: Good 172×, Is good 35×, Is better 24×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Good 189×, Better 39×, Is good 34×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Good 312×, Is good 57×, Better 47×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H2896 across 558† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 103 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H2896 across 557† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 152 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H2896 across 538† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 87 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 23 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H2896 across 607† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 53 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
47 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
Hebrew verbs can shift meaning by stem (binyan): Qal is the basic action, Niphal is often passive or reflexive, Piel often intensifies or makes it factitive, and Hiphil is typically causative. The senses below are grouped under the stem BDB assigns to each.
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 47 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
טוב I pleasing, good (NH id., Hiph.
Qal
- Pf. טוֹב Nu 11:18 + 32 times; pl. טֹבוּ Nu 24:5 Ct 4:10; (Impf. יִיטַב from יָטַב); Inf. abs. טוֹב Ju 11:25; cstr. טוֹב Je 32:39 + 6 times, כְּטוֹב Ju 16:25 Qr (Kt כי טוב); Pt. טוֹב Ju 11:25 1 S 2:26; (for these forms v. Bö§ 1133, 4 SS s.v.; Ges recognises only Pfs. and fewer of them than above. It is often difficult to decide between vb. and adj.);— e.g. Numbers 11:18
- 1. be pleasant, delightful, of tents of Jacob Nu 24:5 (JE; poet.); of caresses Ct 4:10 (sq. מִיַּיִן comp.) e.g. Numbers 24:5
- 2. be glad, joyful טוֹב לֵב Ju 16:25 (Qr), 1 S 25:36 2 S 13:28 Est 1:10 (v. טוּב 2 c). e.g. Judges 16:25
- 3. of rank, position, claim: הֲטוֹב טוֹב אתה מבלק Ju 11:25 art thou really better than Balak? e.g. Judges 11:25
- 4. טוֹב לְ be well with, good for Nu 11:18 (J), Dt 5:30; 15:16; 19:13; 1 S 16:16, 23; 2 S 14:32 ψ 119:71; 128:2; Je 22:15; so (sc. לוֹ) Is 3:10 it is well (with him); אז טוב Je 22:16 (cf. v 15); טוֹב אֶל־ 1 S 20:12 there is good toward David. e.g. Numbers 11:18
- 5. be pleasing טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי (v. ii. טוֹב 2 b c f) Nu 24:1 (J) 2 S 3:19, 36; 15:26; 19:38; אִם טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי 1 K 21:2; Je 40:4; Zc 11:12; later usage is אִם טוֹב עַל if it seem good unto (so Assyrian ṭâbu eli, be pleasing unto, DlHWB 300 a), 1 Ch 13:2; Ne 2:5, 7 Est 1:19; 3:9; 5:4, 8; 7:3; 8:5; 9:13 (cf. טוֹב adj.). e.g. Numbers 24:1
Hiphil
- Pf. 2 ms. הֱטִיבוֹתָ 2 Ch 6:8, הֱטִיבֹתָ 1 K 8:18; 2 K 10:30;—do well, act right, sq. כִּי that 1 K 8:18 thou didst well, that it was in thine heart = 2 Ch 6:8; sq. inf. c. לְ 2 K 10:30 thou hast done well in performing what was right in mine eyes. e.g. 2 Chronicles 6:8
טוב II pleasant, agreeable, good (v. LagBN 26
- 1. pleasant, agreeable to the senses:
- a. to the sight, fair, of daughters of men Gn 6:2 (J); of a son Ex 2:2 (E), 1 S 9:2; 1 K 20:3, young men (but read herds 𝔊 Th We Klo Dr Bu) 1 S 8:16; מראיהם their appearance Dn 1:15, טֹבַת מראה Gn 24:16; 26:7 (both J), 2 S 11:2; Est 1:11; 2:3, 7; טוב ראי 1 S 16:12; טוב תאר 1 K 1:6; טובַת חן Na 3:4; טוֹבוֹת מראה Est 2:2; טוֹבֵי מראה Dn 1:4; טוב לעינים Ec 11:7; טובה בעיניו fair in his eyes Est 8:5; of mantle Jos 7:21 (J); goodly houses Is 5:9 Dt 8:12; cities Dt 6:10; situation of city 2 K 2:19. e.g. Genesis 6:2
- b. to the taste, good, sweet, agreeable for eating למאכל Gn 2:9; 3:6 (both J); ears of grain Gn 41:5, 22, 24, 26 (E); figs Je 24:2, 3(×2), 5; honey Pr 24:13; כְּיֵין הטוב Ct 7:10 as wine of the best sort (Hi reads כַּיַּיִן); תְּנוּבָתִי הַטּוֹבָה Ju 9:11 my sweet fruit (‖ מָתְקִי). e.g. Genesis 2:9
- c. to the smell, sweet-scented, of ointment Ct 1:3; קנה הטוב Je 6:20 the fragrant cane. e.g. Song of Solomon 1:3
- d. of pleasant shadow of tree Ho 4:13. e.g. Hosea 4:13
- 2. pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and so agreeable, pleasing, well:
- a. of time: יום טוב good day, festal day 1 S 25:8; Est 8:17; 9:19, 22; of feasts Zc 8:19; prosperous years Gn 41:35 (E). e.g. 1 Samuel 25:8
- b. of place, טוב בית הנשׁים Est 2:9 the best part of the women’s house; בַּטּ׳ לוֹ Dt 23:17, בַּטּ׳ בְּעֵינֵי Gn 20:15 (v. c f infr.) e.g. Esther 2:9
- c. of persons, (אתה) טוב בעיני pleasing in the eyes of 1 S 29:6(×2), 9 טוב בעיני י׳ Mal 2:17 (cf. vb. 5, and f infr.); later לִפְנֵי Ec 2:26(×2); 7:26; inserted in 1 S 29:10 𝔊 We Dr; cf. ט׳ עם 1 S 2:26. e.g. 1 Samuel 29:6
- d. of word or message, בְּשׂוֹרָה טוֹבָה 2 S 18:27 good tidings; שְׁמוּעָה ט׳ good report 1 S 2:24 Pr 15:30; 25:25; דבר בעתו Pr 15:23 a word in its season; דבר טוב Pr 12:25 an agreeable word (maketh the heart glad); דבר טוב ψ 45:2 a good theme. e.g. 2 Samuel 18:27
- e. of other things, דֶּרֶךְ טובה 1 S 24:20 a pleasant, prosperous journey; מנחה כי טוב Gn 49:15 (poem); of unity of brethren מה טוב ומה נעים ψ 133:1 how good and how pleasant it is! טוב לְ (יהיה) it shall be well for Ec 2:3; 6:12; 8:12, 13 (cf. vb. 3); הֲטוֹב כִּי Jb 13:9 will it be advantageous that (v. 5). e.g. 1 Samuel 24:20
- f. עשׂה הטוב בעיני do what is pleasing in the eyes of Gn 16:6 (J), Ju 19:24; 1 S 1:23; 3:18; 14:40; 2 S 10:12 = 1 Ch 19:13, 2 S 19:19, 28, 39; 2 K 10:5; 20:3 = Is 38:3, 1 Ch 21:23 = 2 S 24:22 where obj. of העלה; (ה)טוב בע׳ (כל) (כ) עשׂה Gn 19:8 (J), Ju 10:15 1 S 11:10; 14:36 Est 3:11; עשׂה (כ)הטוב ו(כ)הישׁר בע׳ Dt 12:28; Jos 9:25 (D), 2 Ch 14:1; Je 26:14, cf. Est 8:8; nouns reversed Dt 6:18; עשׂה הטוב והישׁר לפני 2 Ch 31:20; טוב בע׳ in other combinations Nu 36:6 (P), Je 40:4; ראה הטוב והישׁר 2 K 10:3; דבּר ט׳ 1 K 22:13 = 2 Ch 18:12, Nu 10:29 (J), 1 S 19:4; Est 7:9; דבּר מטוב עד־רע speak either good or bad Gn 31:24, 29 (E); למרע ועד טוב 2 S 13:22; רע או טוב Gn 24:50 (J); התנבא ט׳ 1 K 22:8, 18 = 2 Ch 18:17; cf. 1 K 22:13 = 2 Ch 18:12. e.g. Genesis 16:6
- 3. good, excellent of its kind:
- a. of the several creations, וירא אלהים כי טוֹב and God saw that it was good, excellent Gn 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25 (P); כל אשׁר עשׂה והנּה טוֹב מאד 1:31 (P) God saw all that he had made, and behold it was very excellent. So e.g. Genesis 1:4
- b. of land, soil, fruitful, fertile: ארץ Ex 3:8; Nu 13:19 (both J), 14:7 (P), Dt 1:25, 35; 3:25; 4:21, 22; 6:18; 8:7, 10; 9:6; 11:17; Jos 23:16 (D), Ju 18:9; 1 Ch 28:8; אדמה 1 K 14:15; Jos 23:13, 15 (D); הר Dt 3:25; חלקה 2 K 3:19, 25; שׂדה Ez 17:8; נָוֶה Ez 34:14; מרעה 1 Ch 4:40; Ez 34:14, 18. e.g. Exodus 3:8
- c. of vegetation, choice, fruitful זֵיתִים 1 S 8:14; עץ 2 K 3:19, 25 Ez 31:16; שׁמן טוב 2 K 20:13 precious oil = Is 39:2, ψ 133:2 Ec 7:1; of seed, אם שׁניהם טובים Ec 11:6 whether both of them will be fruitful. e.g. 1 Samuel 8:14
- d. of animals, fat בקר Gn 18:7 (J); עזים Gn 27:9 (J); פרות Gn 41:26 (E); יָרֵךְ Ez 24:4. e.g. Genesis 18:7
- e. of minerals, fine, pure זהב Gn 2:12 (J), 2 Ch 3:5, 8; כֶּתֶם La 4:1; brass Ezr 8:27, soldering Is 41:7. e.g. Genesis 2:12
- 4. good, rich, valuable in estimation:
- a. in quantity, שׂיבה טובה good old age Gn 15:15 (R), 25:8 (P), Ju 8:32; 1 Ch 29:28; dowry Gn 30:20 (E; many sons); treasury Dt 28:12 (from which י׳ sends blessings). e.g. Genesis 15:15
- b. in price, goodly, valuable: of the estimation put upon house, beast, and tithe Lv 27:10(×2), 12, 14, 33 (H); profit Pr 31:18; hire Ec 4:9; מחמדי הטבים Jo 4:5 my goodly precious things. e.g. Leviticus 27:10
- 5. good, appropriate, becoming, טוב אשׁר Ec 7:18 (cf. 5:4 infr.); טובה חכמה עם נחלה Ec 7:11 wisdom is good with an inheritance (other trans. see in VB); ‖ יָפֶה Ec 5:17; c. עֵצָה 2 S 17:7, 14 good advice; טוב פתר Gn 40:16 (E) that he interpreted well; טוב הדבר (לא) Ex 18:17 (E) the thing is (not) good, wise, so Dt 1:14 1 S 26:16; טוב (ה)דבר the word is good, is well said 1 S 9:10 1 K 2:38, 42; 18:24; 2 K 20:19 = Is 39:8, for which abbreviated טוב well! good! exclamation Ru 3:13 1 S 20:7 2 S 3:13 1 K 2:18; followed by כּי it is good that 2 S 18:3 Ru 2:22 La 3:27 Jb 10:3 (cf. 13:9 2 e); c. inf. Gn 2:18 (J), ψ 73:28; 92:2; 147:1 Pr 25:27 (cf. sub 10); with וְ (strangely) טוֹב וְיָחִיל וגו׳ La 3:26 it is good that one wait (v. דּוּמָם, יָחִיל); בלא דעת נֶפֶשׁ לא טוב Pr 19:2 that a soul be without knowledge is not good. e.g. Ecclesiastes 7:18
- 6. c. מִן compar. = better, sq. inf. Gn 29:19 (E), Ex 14:12 (J), ψ 118:8, 9 Pr 16:19; 25:7 Ec 6:9; 7:2; inf. om. Pr 21:9, 19; 25:24; מן om. Nu 14:3 (J; compar. only implied); c. מן pers. Ju 15:2; Ru 4:15; 1 S 1:8; 9:2; 15:28; 1 K 2:32; 19:4; 2 Ch 21:13; Pr 12:9; 16:32; 19:1, 22; 27:10; 28:6; La 4:9; Est 1:19; Ec 4:3, 9, 13; 6:3; 7:5, 8; c. מן rei Ju 8:2; 1 S 15:22; 2 S 17:14; 1 K 21:2; 2 K 5:12; Ho 2:9; Am 6:2; Is 56:5; Jon 4:3, 8 ψ 37:16; 63:4; 84:11; 119:72; Pr 3:14; 8:11, 19; 15:16, 17; 16:8, 16; 17:1; 22:1; 27:5; Ct 1:2; Ec 4:6; 7:1, 3, 8, 10; 9:4, 16, 18; sq. מִשֶּׁ- Ec 5:4; מַה־טּוֹב … הֲ … אִם is it better … or? Ju 9:2; הֲטוב … אוֹ 18:19; אין טוב שֶׁ- Ec 2:24 (read מִשֶּׁ- v. Comm.); אין טוב מאשׁר Ec 3:22; אין טוב כִי אִם Ec 3:12; 8:15; so 1 S 27:1 𝔊 We Dr Klo Kit Bu (MT only כי c. Impf.) e.g. Genesis 29:19
- 7. of man’s sensuous nature, glad, happy, prosperous: טוב לב merry, glad heart Pr 15:15; Est 5:9; Ec 9:7; טוֹבֵי לב 1 K 8:66 = 2 Ch 7:10; וַנּהיה טובים Je 44:17 we were prosperous; similarly ψ 112:5. e.g. Proverbs 15:15
- 8. of man’s intellectual nature, שֵׂכֶל טוֹב good understanding 2 Ch 30:22 ψ 111:10 Pr 3:4; 13:15; טוֹבַת שֶׂכֶל 1 S 25:3. e.g. 2 Chronicles 30:22
- 9. good, kind, benign:
- a. of men, themselves 1 S 25:15; 2 S 18:27; 2 Ch 10:7; the eye Pr 22:9; דברים טובים kind words 1 K 12:7 = 2 Ch 10:7. e.g. 1 Samuel 25:15
- b. of God, himself Na 1:7; 2 Ch 30:18 ψ 86:5; כי טוב for he is good, kind ψ 34:9; 100:5; 135:3 Je 33:11; כי טוב כי לעולם חסדוֹ 1 Ch 16:34; 2 Ch 5:13; 7:3; Ezr 3:11 ψ 106:1; 107:1; 118:1, 29; 136:1; טוב לְ kind to 73:1; 145:9; La 3:25; יד (ה)טובה על Ezr 7:9; 8:18; Ne 2:8, 18; רוחךָ (ה)טובה 9:20 ψ 143:10; שׁמךָ כי טוב 52:11; 54:8; כּי טוב חסדךָ 69:17; 109:21; הדבר(ים) הטוב(ים) the good, kind word(s) spoken in promise Jos 21:43; 23:14, 15 (D), 1 K 8:56; Je 29:10; 33:14; Zc 1:13. e.g. Nahum 1:7
- 10. good (ethical), right: מה טוב ‖ what Yahweh requires Mi 6:8, ‖ משׁפט Jb 34:4: e.g. Micah 6:8
- a. of man himself ‖ ישׁר Mi 7:4; אישׁ טוב Pr 14:14; (ה)טוב(ים) = (the) good 2 Ch 19:11 ψ 125:4 Pr 2:20; 12:2; 13:22; 14:19; 15:3; Ec 9:2(×2); man’s deeds דברים 2 Ch 12:12; 19:3; מעשׂה 1 S 19:4; Ec 12:14; מעללים Ez 36:31; דֶּרֶךְ הטובה והישׂרה 1 S 12:23 the good and right way; (הַ)דֶּרֶךְ (ה)טוב(ה) (the) good way 1 K 8:36 = 2 Ch 6:27, Is 65:2; Je 6:16 ψ 36:5; Pr 16:29; דבריךָ טובים ונכחים 2 S 15:3 good and right is thy case; דבר טוב good thing 1 K 14:13; לא טוב הדבר Ne 5:9; אשׁר לא טוב עשׂה Ez 18:18; so of מאזני מרמה etc., Pr 20:23; לא טוב c. inf. (v. 5) it is not good or right to: ענושׁ לצדּיק Pr 17:26; שׂאת פני רשׁע 18:5; הכּר פנים 28:21; 24:23 (בל טוב). e.g. Micah 7:4
- b. of God טוב אתה ומטיב ψ 119:68; טוב וישׁר יהוה 25:8; משׁפטיך טובים 119:39; his commands מצות Ne 9:13; חקים Ez 20:25 (לא טובים); לקח טוב Pr 4:2; מפי עליון לא תצא הרעות והטוב La 3:38. e.g. Psalms 119:68
טוב III
- 1. welfare, prosperity, happiness: ‖ שָׁלוֹם Is 52:7; Je 8:15; 14:19; אם טוב ואם רע 42:6 whether prosperity or adversity; יבוא טוב 17:6 prosperity cometh; שׂמח בט׳ Dt 26:11; 2 Ch 6:41; ראה בט׳ Ec 2:1; Je 29:32; obj. of ראה ψ 4:7; 34:13; Ec 2:24; 3:13; Jb 7:7; of דרשׁ Est 10:3; of בקשׁ ψ 122:9; מנע 84:12; Je 5:25; נתן ψ 85:13; קוה Jb 30:26; מצא Pr 16:20; 17:20; 18:22; 19:8; נחל Pr 28:10; חסר ψ 34:11; בשׂר 1 K 1:42; Is 52:7; חול לט׳ Mi 1:12; חכמה וט׳ 1 K 10:7; טוב וחסד ψ 23:6; בטוב in prosperity 25:13; Jb 21:13; 36:11; Ec 7:14; מטוב because of prosperity Zc 1:17; afar from happiness ψ 39:3; כטוב Ho 10:1; לטוב Dt 30:9; Je 15:11; לטוב לָנוּ Dt 6:24 for good to us, = for our good, 10:13 (לְךָ), Je 32:39 (לָהֶם; cf. לרע ל Je 7:6; 25:7) e.g. Isaiah 52:7
- 2. good things, (coll.) ברך(ו)ת ט׳ blessing of good things ψ 21:4 Pr 24:25; מִלֵּא בָתֵּיהֶם ט׳ Jb 22:18 filled their houses with good things; obj. of שׂבע ψ 104:28 Pr 12:14; מלא ψ 107:9; אכל Pr 13:2 Is 55:2; לקח Ho 14:3; השׂביע בט׳ ψ 103:5; goods, possessions 1 S 15:9. e.g. Psalms 21:4
- 3. good = benefit: גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב וְלֹא־רָע Pr 31:12 she doeth him good and not evil; תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְ־טוֹב Pr 11:23 the desire of the righteous is only good; obj. of קבּל Jb 2:10; מנע Pr 3:27; שׁחר 11:27; שׁלּם 13:21; עשׂה Gn 26:29 (J), ψ 119:65; היטיב Nu 10:32 (J); ערב לט׳ ψ 119:122; חֹרְשֵׁי ט׳ Pr 14:22 who devise good. e.g. Proverbs 31:12
- 4. moral good, ידע טוב ורע Gn 2:9, 17; 3:5, 22 (J), Dt 1:39; בין טוב לרע 2 S 19:36; in antithesis with רע elsewhere Dt 30:15; 2 S 14:17; 1 K 3:9; Is 5:20(×2); 7:15, 16 Am 5:14, 15 Mi 3:2 ψ 34:15; 37:27; 52:5; זנח ט׳ Ho 8:3 cast off good; עשׂה טוֹב do good ψ 14:1, 3 = 53:2, 4, 37:3; Ec 7:20, in 3:12 this meaning seems less fitting; read perh. לִרְאוֹת ט׳ (Gr, v. also De) and tr. to 1; רדף ט׳ ψ 38:21 pursue good; מַעְגַּל־ט׳ Pr 2:9 path of good. e.g. Genesis 2:9
טוב IV welfare, benefit, good things, good
- 1. welfare, prosperity, happiness: ‖ שׁלום Dt 23:7; Je 33:9; Ezr 9:12; La 3:17; יוֹם טובה Ec 7:14 day of prosperity; טוֹבָתִי בַּל־עָלֶיךָ ψ 16:2 is not my welfare dependent upon thee? תְּבוֹאָֽתְךָ ט׳ Jb 22:21 prosperity shall come to thee; לטובה Gn 50:20 (E), Dt 28:11; 30:9; 2 Ch 18:7 Je 14:11; לרעה ולא לטובה Am 9:4; Je 21:10; 39:16; 44:27; obj. of vb. בקּשׁ Ne 2:10; הביא Je 32:42; ראה Jb 9:25; Ec 5:17; 6:6; אבּד Ec 9:18; ראה בט׳ ψ 106:5; חסר מט׳ Ec 4:8; obj. of אכל fig. Jb 21:25 = taste happiness; of שׂבע Ec 6:3; after נחם על Je 18:10. e.g. Deuteronomy 23:7
- 2. good things (coll.):
- a. of good words, obj. of דבּר 1 S 25:30 2 S 7:28 = 1 Ch 17:26, Je 18:20; pl. דבּר טובות Je 12:6; 52:32 = 2 K 25:28. e.g. 1 Samuel 25:30
- b. of material possessions ברבות הט׳ Ec 5:10 when good things increase. e.g. Ecclesiastes 5:10
- 3. bounty, good שְׁנַת טוֹבָחֶ֑ךָ ψ 65:12 year of thy bounty (harvest bestowed by God), so also טובתך ψ 68:11; עשׂה (ה)ט׳ Ex 18:9 (E), Nu 24:13 (JE), Ju 8:35; 9:16 1 S 24:19; 2 S 2:6; 1 K 8:66 = 2 Ch 7:10, 2 Ch 24:16; Je 33:9; obj. of גמל 1 S 24:18; שׁלּם 1 S 24:20; רעה תחת טובה Gn 44:4 (J), 1 S 25:21 ψ 35:12; 38:21; 109:5 Pr 17:13; Je 18:20; ט׳ תחת קללה 2 S 16:12; זכר לי לט׳ remember it for me for good Ne 5:19; 13:31; לטובה Ezr 8:22; Ne 2:18; Je 24:5, 6 ψ 86:17; pl. טוֹבֹתָיו Ne 6:19 his benefits (i.e. good deeds of Tobiah). e.g. Psalms 65:12
טוב V loc. (perh. from above √)
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Word origin
I. vb. pleasing, good (NH id., Hiph.; also deriv.; Arabic طَابَ med. ى be pleasant, delightful, delicious, sweet or savoury in taste or odour, be pure and clean, cheerful, happy (Lane); Aramaic ܛܶܐܒ, ܛܳܒ, טְאֵב, טַב, טַיֵּב and especially deriv. glad, joyful; Assyrian ṭâbu, be good, kind, acceptable, joyful, vigorous DlHWB 299)—
II. adj. pleasant, agreeable, good (v. LagBN 26; Aramaic טַב, Palm. טב Vog No. 81, טבא Vog No. 75)—m. ט׳ Gn 2:12 + 22 times, טוֹבָם Mi 7:4; f. טוֹבָה Est 8:5 + 50 times, טֹבָה Dt 6:18 + 2 times; cstr. טוֹבַת Gn 26:7 + 6 times, טֹבַת Gn 24:16; pl. טוֹבִים Je 44:17 + 28 times; טֹבִים Gn 27:9 + 4 times; cstr. טוֹבֵי Dn 1:4 + 2 times; pl. טוֹבוֹת Est 2:2, טֹבוֹת Je 24:2 + 6 times, טֹבֹת Gn 6:2 + 4 times;—
III. n.m. Je 17:6 (cf. טוֹבָה n.f.) a good thing, benefit, welfare;—ט׳ Gn 26:29 + 134 times;—
I. n.f. welfare, benefit, good things, good;—abs. ט׳ Dt 28:11 + 54 times; cstr. טוֹבַת ψ 106:5; sf. טוֹבָתִי ψ 16:2 etc. + 4 times sfs.; pl. טוֹבוֹת Je 12:6; טֹבוֹת 2 K 25:28; Je 52:32; sf. טוֹבֹתָיו Ne 6:19;—
IV. n.pr.loc. (perh. from above √)—a region beyond Jordan, N. or NE. of Gilead, prob. Aramean; אֶרֶץ טוֹב Ju 11:3, 5, 𝔊 Τωβ; אישׁ טוֹב 2 S 10:6, 8 men of Ṭôb, 𝔊 (Ε)ιστωβ; = Τούβιον, Τώβιον 1 Macc 5:13; identif. by ConderHandb. 295 with southern Bashan, where is still Taiyibeh, 12 m. SE. from Sea of Galilee.
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Derived from טוב (ṭôwb) (H2895) — to be good.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
טוֹב I
- (b. h.) to be good, fit, handsome, valuable.
- 1. to prepare, outfit, dress, adorn. Gen. R. s. 26, v. טַבָּת. Gen. R. s. 83 (play on מהיטבאל, Gen. XXXVI, 39) מְטִיבֵי אלוהות היו they were dressers of idols; שהיו מֵטִיבִין עצמן וכ׳ they adorned themselves in honor of the idols. Ib. מטיבי נשים וכ׳ they dressed women for their wedding; a. e.—Esp. (את הנרות) ה׳ to trim, cleanse the lamps. Yoma III, 4 ולהֵטֵיב. Ib. I, 2. Ib. 14ᵇ יֵיטִיב; a. fr.—V. הֲטָבָה. e.g. Genesis 36:39
- 2. to turn a dream unto good (saying, ‘I have dreamt a good dream’). Ber. 55ᵇ יְטִיבֶנּוּ בפני וכ׳ he shall turn it in the presence of three persons, and say &c.
- 3. to do good, be beneficent. Ib. IX, 2 הטוב והמטיב who is good and beneficent. Taan. 31ᵃ תקנו … הטוב והמ׳ they introduced in Jabneh the benediction ‘who is good &c.’ (in the grace after meal).—Kidd. I, 10 מטיבין לו good will be done to him; a. fr.—Part. Hof. מוּטָב, q. v.
- to improve a field, to till oftener than usual. Y. Shebi. IV, 35ᵇ top טִיְּיבָהּ וכ׳ if, after he improved a field, he died &c.
- to be improved. Shebi. IV, 2; Tosef. ib. III, 10; a. e.—Denom. טִיּיוּב.
טוֹב
- Pa. טַיֵּיב, Af. אָטֵיב to do good, to favor. Targ. Y. I Ex. XXIII, 2 למְטַיְּיבָא; Y. II למֵיטְבָא. V. יְטַב.
טוֹב II
- (b. h.)
- 1. good; a good thing. Ber. 5ᵃ (ref. to Ps. XXXIX, 3) אין ט׳ אלא וכ׳ under good the Torah is meant. Ib. 60ᵇ זו מדה ט׳ this refers to a good dispensation; a. v. fr.—יום טוב (abbr. י"ט) festival. Bets. I, 1; a. fr.—כי טוב (ref. to Gen. I, 4) day-time. Pes. 2ᵃ.—Ber. V, 3 (33ᵇ) על טוב וכ׳ thy name be praised for the good (thou doest).—זכור לַטּוֹב, v. עין טובה—.זָכַר, v. עַיִן.—Pl. טוֹבְים, f. טוֹבוֹת. Ber. l. c. (34ᵃ, omitt. in Mish.) האומר יברכוך ט׳ he who says in prayer, The good praise thee. Ib. IX, 2 בשורות ט׳, v. בְּשוֹרָה; a. v. fr.—V. טוֹבָה. e.g. Psalms 39:3
- 2. noble, elder.—Pl. טוֹבִים. Tosef. Shek. II, 16 בני ט׳ of noble descent; a. fr.—טוֹבֵי העיר representatives of the town. Meg. 27ᵃ
טוּב
- preced.) goodness, good. Ber. 44ᵃ לשבוע מטוּבָהּ to be satisfied out of its (the land’s) riches; a. e.
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Forms in the corpus
The 180 distinct written forms H2896 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 120 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H2896, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
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- טבאל ṭâbᵉʼêl H2870 Tabeel
- טברמון Ṭabrimmôwn H2886 Tabrimon
- טוב Ṭôwb H2897 Tob
- טוב אדניהו Ṭôwb ʼĂdônîyâhûw H2899 Tob-adonijah
- טוביה Ṭôwbîyâh H2900 Tobiah
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 8 — not the complete family. 5 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 486 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 521 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 1:4
- Exodus 2:2
- Leviticus 27:10
- Numbers 10:29
- Deuteronomy 1:14
- Joshua 7:21
- Judges 8:2
- Ruth 2:22
- 1 Samuel 1:8
- 2 Samuel 2:6
- 1 Kings 1:6
- 2 Kings 2:19
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