טוֹב
good
also: pleasant, agreeable fuller range ↓
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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).
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Song of Solomon 3 verses
- Song of Solomon 1:2 טוֹבִ֥ים adj Adjective mp Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For your love is better than wine.
- Song of Solomon 1:3 טוֹבִ֔ים adj Adjective mp Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured forth, Therefore the virgins love you.
- Song of Solomon 7:9 הַ/טּ֛וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms Your mouth like the best wine, That goes down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
Isaiah 13 verses
- Isaiah 3:10 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
- Isaiah 5:9 וְ/טוֹבִ֖ים conj + Adjective Adjective mp In my ears, Yahweh of Hosts says: "Surely many houses will be desolate, Even great and beautiful, unoccupied.
- Isaiah 5:20 ט֖וֹב וְ/לַ/טּ֣וֹב adj Adjective ms conj + prep det + Adjective Adjective ms Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, And light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, And sweet for bitter!
- Isaiah 7:15 בַּ/טּֽוֹב prep det + Adjective Adjective ms He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
- Isaiah 7:16 בַּ/טּ֑וֹב prep det + Adjective Adjective ms For before the child knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken.
- Isaiah 38:3 וְ/הַ/טּ֥וֹב conj + ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms and said, Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight. Hezekiah wept sore.
- Isaiah 39:2 הַ/טּ֗וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms Hezekiah was glad of them, and shown them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn't show them.
- Isaiah 39:8 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of Yahweh which you have spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
- Isaiah 41:7 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith, [and] he who smoothes with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fastens it with nails, that is should not be moved.
- Isaiah 52:7 ט֖וֹב adj Adjective ms How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of good, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, Your God reigns!
- Isaiah 55:2 ט֔וֹב adj Adjective ms Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn't satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
- Isaiah 56:5 ט֖וֹב adj Adjective ms To them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
- Isaiah 65:2 ט֔וֹב adj Adjective ms I have spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;
Jeremiah 32 verses
- Jeremiah 5:25 הַ/טּ֖וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good from you.
- Jeremiah 6:16 הַ/טּוֹב֙ ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms Thus says Yahweh, Stand you in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and you shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk [therein].
- Jeremiah 6:20 הַ/טּ֖וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms To what purpose comes there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.
- Jeremiah 8:15 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms We looked for peace, but no good came; [and] for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
- Jeremiah 12:6 טוֹבֽוֹת adj Adjective fp For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; even they have cried aloud after you: don't believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.
- Jeremiah 14:11 לְ/טוֹבָֽה prep + Adjective Adjective fs Yahweh said to me, Don't pray for this people for [their] good.
- Jeremiah 14:19 ט֔וֹב adj Adjective ms Have you utterly rejected Judah? has your soul loathed Zion? why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
- Jeremiah 15:11 לְ/ט֑וֹב prep + Adjective Adjective ms Yahweh said, Most assuredly I will strengthen you for good; most assuredly I will cause the enemy to make supplication to you in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
- Jeremiah 17:6 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.
- Jeremiah 18:10 הַ/טּוֹבָ֔ה ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fs if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.
- Jeremiah 18:20 טוֹבָה֙ טוֹבָ֔ה adj Adjective fs adj Adjective fs Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.
- Jeremiah 21:10 לְ/טוֹבָ֖ה prep + Adjective Adjective fs For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good, says Yahweh: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
- Jeremiah 22:15 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn't your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.
- Jeremiah 22:16 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 24:2 טֹב֣וֹת adj Adjective fp One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
- Jeremiah 24:3 הַ/טֹּבוֹת֙ טֹב֣וֹת ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fp adj Adjective fp Then said Yahweh to me, What see you, Jeremiah? I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, that can't be eaten, they are so bad.
- Jeremiah 24:5 הַ/טֹּב֖וֹת לְ/טוֹבָֽה ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fp prep + Adjective Adjective fs Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good.
- Jeremiah 24:6 לְ/טוֹבָ֔ה prep + Adjective Adjective fs For I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
- Jeremiah 26:14 כַּ/טּ֥וֹב prep det + Adjective Adjective ms But as for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as is good and right in your eyes.
- Jeremiah 29:10 הַ/טּ֔וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms For thus says Yahweh, After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
- Jeremiah 29:32 בַ/טּ֛וֹב prep det + Adjective Adjective ms therefore thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed; he shall not have a man to dwell among this people, neither shall he see the good that I will do to my people, says Yahweh, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 32:39 לְ/ט֣וֹב prep + Adjective Adjective ms and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
- Jeremiah 32:42 הַ/טּוֹבָ֔ה ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fs For thus says Yahweh: Like as I have brought all this great evil on this people, so will I bring on them all the good that I have promised them.
- Jeremiah 33:9 הַ/טּוֹבָ֗ה הַ/טּוֹבָה֙ ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fs ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective fs [This city] shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do to them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure to it.
- Jeremiah 33:11 ט֤וֹב adj Adjective ms the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, Give thanks to Yahweh of Hosts, for Yahweh is good, for his loving kindness endures forever; [and of them] who bring [sacrifices of] thanksgiving into the house of Yahweh. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, says Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 33:14 הַ/טּ֔וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will perform that good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah.
- Jeremiah 39:16 לְ/טוֹבָ֑ה prep + Adjective Adjective fs Go, and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words on this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished before you in that day.
- Jeremiah 40:4 ט֨וֹב ט֨וֹב adj Adjective ms adj Adjective ms Now, behold, I loose you this day from the chains which are on your hand. If it seem good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well to you; but if it seem ill to you to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before you; where it seems good and right to you to go, there go.
- Jeremiah 42:6 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of Yahweh our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Yahweh our God.
- Jeremiah 44:17 טוֹבִ֔ים adj Adjective mp But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.
- Jeremiah 44:27 לְ/טוֹבָ֑ה prep + Adjective Adjective fs Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
- Jeremiah 52:32 טֹב֑וֹת adj Adjective fp and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,
Lamentations 7 verses
- Lamentations 3:17 טוֹבָֽה adj Adjective fs You have removed my soul far off from peace; I forgot prosperity.
- Lamentations 3:25 ט֤וֹב adj Adjective ms Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
- Lamentations 3:26 ט֤וֹב adj Adjective ms It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
- Lamentations 3:27 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
- Lamentations 3:38 וְ/הַ/טּֽוֹב conj + ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms Doesn't evil and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?
- Lamentations 4:1 הַ/טּ֑וֹב ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms How is the gold become dim! [how] is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
- Lamentations 4:9 טוֹבִ֤ים adj Adjective mp Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.
Ezekiel 7 verses
- Ezekiel 17:8 טּ֛וֹב adj Adjective ms It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.
- Ezekiel 18:18 ט֛וֹב adj Adjective ms As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.
- Ezekiel 20:25 טוֹבִ֑ים adj Adjective mp Moreover also I gave them statutes that were not good, and ordinances in which they should not live;
- Ezekiel 24:4 ט֖וֹב adj Adjective ms gather the pieces of it into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
- Ezekiel 34:14 טּוֹב֙ טּ֔וֹב adj Adjective ms adj Adjective ms I will feed them with good pasture; and on the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed on the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 34:18 הַ/טּוֹב֙ ptcl def.art + Adjective Adjective ms Seems it a small thing to you to have fed on the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but you must foul the residue with your feet?
- Ezekiel 36:31 טוֹבִ֑ים adj Adjective mp Then shall you remember your evil ways, and your doings that were not good; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.
Daniel 1 verse
Hosea 5 verses
- Hosea 2:7 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms She will follow after her lovers, But she won't overtake them; And she will seek them, But won't find them. Then she will say, 'I will go and return to my first husband; For then was it better with me than now.'
- Hosea 4:13 ט֣וֹב adj Adjective ms They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, And burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, Because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, And your brides commit adultery.
- Hosea 8:3 ט֑וֹב adj Adjective ms Israel has cast off that which is good. The enemy will pursue him.
- Hosea 10:1 כְּ/ט֣וֹב prep + Adjective Adjective ms Israel is a luxuriant vine that puts forth his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. As their land has prospered, they have adorned their sacred stones.
- Hosea 14:2 ט֔וֹב adj Adjective ms Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, "Forgive all our sins, And accept that which is good: So we offer like bulls our lips.
Joel 1 verse
Amos 4 verses
- Amos 5:14 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms Seek good, and not evil, That you may live; And so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, As you say.
- Amos 5:15 ט֔וֹב adj Adjective ms Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph."
- Amos 6:2 הֲ/טוֹבִים֙ ptcl inter + Adjective Adjective mp Go to Calneh, and see; And from there go to Hamath the great; Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Or is their border greater than your border?
- Amos 9:4 לְ/טוֹבָֽה prep + Adjective Adjective fs Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. I will set my eyes on them for evil, and not for good.
Jonah 2 verses
- Jonah 4:3 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."
- Jonah 4:8 ט֥וֹב adj Adjective ms It happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah's head, so that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
Micah 3 verses
- Micah 1:12 לְ/ט֖וֹב prep + Adjective Adjective ms For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, Because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.
- Micah 3:2 ט֖וֹב adj Adjective ms You who hate the good, And love the evil; Who tear off their skin, And their flesh from off their bones;
- Micah 6:8 טּ֑וֹב adj Adjective ms He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, To love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Nahum 1 verse
Zechariah 4 verses
- Zechariah 1:13 טוֹבִ֑ים adj Adjective mp Yahweh answered the angel who talked with me with kind and comforting words.
- Zechariah 1:17 מִ/טּ֑וֹב prep + Adjective Adjective ms "Proclaim further, saying, 'Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: "My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and Yahweh will again comfort Zion, and will again choose Jerusalem."'"
- Zechariah 8:19 טוֹבִ֑ים adj Adjective mp Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: "The fasts of the fourth fifth, seventh, and tenth months shall be for the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace."
- Zechariah 11:12 ט֧וֹב adj Adjective ms I said to them, "If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not, keep them." So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.
Malachi 1 verse
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
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 √)
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
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.
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
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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Shares the same root
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
- 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
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
