† 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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