† II. טוֺב adjective pleasant, agreeable, good (see Lag
BN 26; Aramaic 
H2869 טַב, Palmyrene 
טב Vog
No. 81, 
טבא Vog
No. 75) — masculine 
ט׳ Genesis 2:12 + 
22 times, 
טוֺבָם Micah 7:4; feminine 
טוֺבָה Esther 8:5 + 
50 times, 
טֹבָה Deuteronomy 6:18 + 
2 times; construct 
טוֺבַת Genesis 26:7 + 
6 times, 
טֹבַת Genesis 24:16; plural 
טוֺבִים Jeremiah 44:17 + 
28 times; 
טֹבִים Genesis 27:9 + 
4 times; construct 
טוֺבֵי Daniel 1:4 + 
2 times; plural 
טוֺבוֺת Esther 2:2, 
טֹבוֺת Jeremiah 24:2 + 
6 times, 
טֹבֹת Genesis 6:2 + 
4 times; — 
    1. pleasant, agreeable to the senses:
    2. pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and so agreeable, pleasing, well:
    3. good, excellent of its kind:
    a. of the several creations, 
וירא אלהים כי טוֺב and God saw that it was good, excellent Genesis 1:4, 
10, 
12, 
18, 
21, 
25 (P); 
טוֺב מאר כל אשׁר עשׂה והנּה Genesis 1:31 (P) God saw 
all that he had made, and behold it was very excellent. So...
 
    b. of land, soil, 
fruitful, fertile: ארץ Exodus 3:8; 
Numbers 13:19 (both J), 
Numbers 14:7 (P), 
Deuteronomy 1:25, 
35; 
Deuteronomy 3:25; 
Deuteronomy 4:21, 
22; 
Deuteronomy 6:18; 
Deuteronomy 8:7, 
10; 
Deuteronomy 9:6; 
Deuteronomy 11:17; 
Joshua 23:16 (D), 
Judges 18:9; 
1 Chronicles 28:8; 
אדמה 1 Kings 14:15; 
Joshua 23:13, 
15 (D); 
הר Deuteronomy 3:25; 
חלקה 2 Kings 3:19, 
25; 
שׂדה Ezekiel 17:8; 
נָוֶה Ezekiel 34:14; 
מרעה 1 Chronicles 4:40; 
Ezekiel 34:14, 
18.
 
    4. good, rich, valuable in estimation:
    5. good, appropriate, becoming, 
טוב אשׁר Ecclesiastes 7:18 (compare 
Ecclesiastes 5:4 below); 
טובה חכמה עם נחלה Ecclesiastes 7:11 wisdom is good with an inheritance (other transitive see in VB); || 
יָפֶה Ecclesiastes 5:17; with 
עֵצָה 2 Samuel 17:7, 
14 good advice; 
טוב פתר Genesis 40:16 (E) that 
he interpreted well; 
טוב הדבר (
לא) 
Exodus 18:17 (E) 
the thing is (not) 
good, wise, so 
Deuteronomy 1:14; 
1 Samuel 26:16; 
טוב (ה)דבר the word is good, is well said 1 Samuel 9:10; 
1 Kings 2:38, 
42; 
1 Kings 18:24; 
2 Kings 20:19=
Isaiah 39:8, for which abbreviated 
טוב well! good! exclamation 
Ruth 3:13; 
1 Samuel 20:7; 
2 Samuel 3:13; 
1 Kings 2:18; followed by 
כּי it is good that 2 Samuel 18:3; 
Ruth 2:22; 
Lamentations 3:27; 
Job 10:3 (compare 
Job 13:9 2e); with infinitive 
Genesis 2:18 (J), 
Psalm 73:28; 
Psalm 92:2; 
Psalm 147:1; 
Proverbs 25:27 (compare below 
10); with 
וְ (strangely) 
טוֺב וְיָחִיל וגו׳ Lamentations 3:26 it is good that one wait (see 
דּוּמָם, 
יָחִיל); 
בלא דעת נֶפֶשׁ לא טוב Proverbs 19:2 that a soul be without knowledge is not good.
 
    6. with 
מִן comparative=
better, followed by infinitive 
Genesis 29:19 (E), 
Exodus 14:12 (J), 
Psalm 118:8; 
Psalm 118:9; 
Proverbs 16:19; 
Proverbs 25:7; 
Ecclesiastes 6:9; 
Ecclesiastes 7:2; infinitive omitted 
Proverbs 21:9, 
19; 
Proverbs 25:24; 
מן omitted 
Numbers 14:3 (J; comparative only implied); with 
מן person 
Judges 15:2; 
Ruth 4:15; 
1 Samuel 1:8; 
1 Samuel 9:2; 
1 Samuel 15:28; 
1 Kings 2:32; 
1 Kings 19:4; 
2 Chronicles 21:13; 
Proverbs 12:9; 
Proverbs 16:32; 
Proverbs 19:1, 
22; 
Proverbs 27:10; 
Proverbs 28:6; 
Lamentations 4:9; 
Esther 1:19; 
Ecclesiastes 4:3, 
9, 
13; 
Ecclesiastes 6:3; 
Ecclesiastes 7:5, 
8; with 
מן of thing 
Judges 8:2; 
1 Samuel 15:22; 
2 Samuel 17:14; 
1 Kings 21:2; 
2 Kings 5:12; 
Hosea 2:9; 
Amos 6:2; 
Isaiah 56:5; 
Jonah 4:3, 
8; 
Psalm 37:16; 
Psalm 63:4; 
Psalm 84:11; 
Psalm 119:72; 
Proverbs 3:14; 
Proverbs 8:11, 
19; 
Proverbs 15:16, 
17; 
Proverbs 16:8, 
16; 
Proverbs 17:1; 
Proverbs 22:1; 
Proverbs 27:5; 
Songs 1:2; 
Ecclesiastes 4:6; 
Ecclesiastes 7:1, 
3, 
8, 
10; 
Ecclesiastes 9:4, 
16, 
18; followed by 
מִשֶּׁ־ Ecclesiastes 5:4; 
מַהטּֿוֺב ֗֗֗ הֲ ֗֗֗ אִם is it better... or ? Judges 9:2; 
הֲטוב ֗֗֗ אוֺ Judges 18:19; 
אין -
טוב שֶׁ Ecclesiastes 2:24 (read 
מִשֶּׁ־ see Commentaries); 
אין טוב מאשׁר Ecclesiastes 3:22; 
אין טוב כִי אִם Ecclesiastes 3:12; 
Ecclesiastes 8:15; 
so 1 Samuel 27:1 
 We Dr Klo Kit Bu (MT only 
כי with Imperfect)
 
    9. good, kind, benign:
    10. 
good (ethical), 
right: מה טוב || what Yahweh requires 
Micah 6:8, || 
משׁפט Job 34:4:
 
† III. טוֺב noun masculineJeremiah 17:6 (compare 
טוֺבָה noun feminine) 
a good thing, benefit, welfare: — 
ט׳ Genesis 26:29 + 
134 times; — 
† 
טוֺבָה noun feminine welfare, benefit, good things, good; — absolute 
ט׳ Deuteronomy 28:11 + 
54 times; construct 
טוֺבַת Psalm 106:5; suffix 
טוֺבָתִי Psalm 16:2 etc. + 
4 times suffixes; plural 
טוֺבוֺת Jeremiah 12:6; 
טֹבוֺת 2 Kings 25:28; 
Jeremiah 52:32; suffix 
טוֺבֹתָיו Nehemiah 6:19; — 
    2. good things (collective):
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