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HebrewH2896Adjective

טוֹב

tov

462Occurrences
H2896Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

from H2895 (טוֹב);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) Aramaic equivalent: tav (*טָב *"fine" H2869)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

טוֹב appears 462 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Proverbs
62
Psalms
39
Ecclesiastes
38
Genesis
32
1 Samuel
30
Jeremiah
30
Deuteronomy
22
1 Kings
21

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 13:2BSB

And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.

2 Samuel 14:32BSB

“Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”

Esther 8:8BSB

Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”

Jeremiah 24:5BSB

“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.

Proverbs 15:16BSB

Better a little with the fear of the LORDthan great treasure with turmoil.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.