טוֹב
tov
“be pleasing”
Definition
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
a primitive root,
- to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be pleasant, be delightful 1a2) to be glad, be joyful 1a3) to be better 1a4) to be well with, be good for 1a5) to be pleasing 1b) (Hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
טוֹב appears 38 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”
But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”
And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.
Tell the righteous it will be well with them,for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
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