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Lexicon :: Strong's H2896 - ṭôḇ

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טוֹב
Transliteration
ṭôḇ
Pronunciation
tobe
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Part of Speech
adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 793a

Strong’s Definitions

טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; from H2895; 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):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 559x

The KJV translates Strong's H2896 in the following manner: good (361x), better (72x), well (20x), goodness (16x), goodly (9x), best (8x), merry (7x), fair (7x), prosperity (6x), precious (4x), fine (3x), wealth (3x), beautiful (2x), fairer (2x), favour (2x), glad (2x), miscellaneous (35x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 559x
The KJV translates Strong's H2896 in the following manner: good (361x), better (72x), well (20x), goodness (16x), goodly (9x), best (8x), merry (7x), fair (7x), prosperity (6x), precious (4x), fine (3x), wealth (3x), beautiful (2x), fairer (2x), favour (2x), glad (2x), miscellaneous (35x).
adjective
  1. good, pleasant, agreeable

    1. pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)

    2. pleasant (to the higher nature)

    3. good, excellent (of its kind)

    4. good, rich, valuable in estimation

    5. good, appropriate, becoming

    6. better (comparative)

    7. glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)

    8. good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)

    9. good, kind, benign

    10. good, right (ethical)

      masculine noun
  2. a good thing, benefit, welfare

    1. welfare, prosperity, happiness

    2. good things (collective)

    3. good, benefit

    4. moral good

      feminine noun
  3. welfare, benefit, good things

    1. welfare, prosperity, happiness

    2. good things (collective)

    3. bounty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; from H2895; 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):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
STRONGS H2896: Abbreviations
† II. טוֺב adjective pleasant, agreeable, good (see LagBN 26; Aramaic H2869 טַב, Palmyrene טב VogNo. 81, טבא VogNo. 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:
a. to the sight, fair, of daughters of men Genesis 6:2 (J); of a son Exodus 2:2 (E), 1 Samuel 9:2; 1 Kings 20:3, young men (but read herds Greek Version of the LXX Th We Klo Dr Bu) 1 Samuel 8:16; מראיהם their appearance Daniel 1:15, טֹבַת מראה Genesis 24:16; Genesis 26:7 (both J), 2 Samuel 11:2; Esther 1:11; Esther 2:3, 7; טוב ראי 1 Samuel 16:12; טוב תאר 1 Kings 1:6; טובַת חן Nahum 3:4; טוֺבוֺת מראה Esther 2:2; טוֺבֵי מראה Daniel 1:4; טוב לעינים Ecclesiastes 11:7; טובה בעיניו fair in his eyes Esther 8:5; of mantle Joshua 7:21 (J); goodly houses Isaiah 5:9; Deuteronomy 8:12; cities Deuteronomy 6:10; situation of city 2 Kings 2:19.
b. to the taste, good, sweet, agreeable for eating למאכל Genesis 2:9; Genesis 3:6 (both J); ears of grain Genesis 41:5, 22, 24, 26 (E); figs Jeremiah 24:2, 3 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 24:5; honey Proverbs 24:13; כְּיֵין הטוב Songs 7:10 as wine of the best sort (Hi reads כַּיַּיִן); תְּנוּבָתִי הַטּוֺבָּה Judges 9:11 my sweet fruit (|| מָתְקִי).
c. to the smell, sweet-scented, of ointment Songs 1:3; קנה הטוב Jeremiah 6:20 the fragrant cane.
d. of pleasant shadow of tree 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 Samuel 25:8; Esther 8:17; Esther 9:19, 22; of feasts Zechariah 8:19; prosperous years Genesis 41:35 (E).
b. of place, טוב בית הנשׁים Esther 2:9 the best part of the women's house; לוֺ בַּטּ׳ Deuteronomy 23:17, בְּעֵינֵי בַּטּ׳ Genesis 20:15 (see c f below).
c. of persons, (אתה) טוב בעיני pleasing in the eyes of 1 Samuel 29:6 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 29:9 טוב בעיני י׳ Malachi 2:17 (compare verb 4, and f below); later לִפְנֵי Ecclesiastes 2:26 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 7:26; inserted in 1 Samuel 29:10 Greek Version of the LXX We Dr; compare עם ט׳ 1 Samuel 2:26.
d. of word or message, בְּשׂוֺרָה טוֺבָה 2 Samuel 18:27 good tidings; שְׁמוּעָה ט׳ good report 1 Samuel 2:24; Proverbs 15:30; Proverbs 25:25; דבר בעתו Proverbs 15:23 a word in its season; דבר טוב Proverbs 12:25 an agreeable word (maketh the heart glad); דבר טוב Psalm 45:2 a good theme.
e. of other things, דֶּרֶךְ טובה 1 Samuel 24:20 a pleasant, prosperous journey; מנחה כי טוב Genesis 49:15 (poem); of unity of brethren מה טוב ומה נעים Psalm 133:1 how good and how pleasant it is! טוב לְ (יהיה) it shall be well for Ecclesiastes 2:3; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 8:12, 13 (compare verb 3); הֲטוֺב כִּי Job 13:9 will it be advantageous that (see 5).
f. עשׂה הטוב בעיני do what is pleasing in the eyes of Genesis 16:5 (J), Judges 19:24; 1 Samuel 1:23; 1 Samuel 3:18; 1 Samuel 14:40; 2 Samuel 10:121 Chronicles 19:13; 2 Samuel 19:19; 2 Samuel 19:28; 2 Samuel 19:39; 2 Kings 10:5; 2 Kings 20:3Isaiah 38:3; 1 Chronicles 21:232 Samuel 24:22 where object of העלה; עשׂה (כ) (כל) (ה)טוב בע׳ Genesis 19:8 (J), Judges 10:15; 1 Samuel 11:10; 1 Samuel 14:36; Esther 3:11; (כ)הטוב עשׂה ו(כ)הישׁר בע׳) Deuteronomy 12:28; Joshua 9:25 (D), 2 Chronicles 14:1; Jeremiah 26:14, compare Esther 8:8; nouns reversed Deuteronomy 6:18; עשׂה הטוֺב והישׁר לפני 2 Chronicles 31:20; טוב בע׳ in other combinations Numbers 36:6 (P), Jeremiah 40:4; ראה הטוב והישׁר 2 Kings 10:3; דבּר ט׳ 1 Kings 22:13 2 Chronicles 18:12; Numbers 10:29 (J), 1 Samuel 19:4; Esther 7:9; דבּר מטוב עדרֿע speak either good or bad Genesis 31:24, 29 (E); למרע ועד טוב 2 Samuel 13:22; רע או טוב Genesis 24:50 (J); התנבא ט׳ 1 Kings 22:8, 18 2 Chronicles 18:17; compare 1 Kings 22:13 2 Chronicles 18:12.
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...
c. of vegetation, choice, fruitful זֵיתִים 1 Samuel 8:14; עץ 2 Kings 3:19, 25; Ezekiel 31:16; שׁמן טוב 2 Kings 20:13 precious oilIsaiah 39:2; Psalm 133:2 Ecclesiastes 7:1; of seed, אם שׁניהם טובים Ecclesiastes 11:6 whether both of them will be fruitful.
d. of animals, fat בקר Genesis 18:7 (J); עזים Genesis 27:9 (J); פרות Genesis 41:26 (E); יָרֵךְ Ezekiel 24:4.
e. of minerals, fine, pure זהב Genesis 2:12 (J), 2 Chronicles 3:5, 8; כֶּתֶם Lamentations 4:1; brass Ezra 8:27, soldering Isaiah 41:7.
4. good, rich, valuable in estimation:
a. in quantity, שׂיבה טובה good old age Genesis 15:15 (R), Genesis 25:8 (P), Judges 8:32; 1 Chronicles 29:28; dowry Genesis 30:20 (E; many sons); treasury Deuteronomy 28:12 (from which י׳ sends blessings).
b. in price, goodly, valuable: of the estimation put upon house, beast, and tithe Leviticus 27:10 (twice in verse); Leviticus 27:12, 14, 33 (H); profit Proverbs 31:18; hire Ecclesiastes 4:9; מחמדי הטבים Joel 4:5 [Joel 3:5] my goodly precious things.
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 20:19Isaiah 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 Greek Version of the LXX We Dr Klo Kit Bu (MT only כי with Imperfect)
7. of man's sensuous nature, glad, happy, prosperous: טוב לב merry, glad heart Proverbs 15:15; Esther 5:9; Ecclesiastes 9:7; טוֺבֵי לב 1 Kings 8:65 2 Chronicles 7:10; טובים וַנּהיה Jeremiah 44:17 we were prosperous; similarly Psalm 112:5.
8. of man's intellectual nature, שֵׂכֶל טוֺב good understanding 2 Chronicles 30:22; Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 3:4; Proverbs 13:15; טוֺבַת שֶׂכֶל 1 Samuel 25:3.
9. good, kind, benign:
a. of men, themselves 1 Samuel 25:15; 2 Samuel 18:27; 2 Chronicles 10:7; the eye Proverbs 22:9; דברים טובים kind words 1 Kings 12:7 2 Chronicles 10:7.
b. of God, himself Nahum 1:7; 2 Chronicles 30:18; Psalm 86:5; כי טוב for he is good, kind Psalm 34:9; Psalm 100:5; Psalm 135:3; Jeremiah 33:11; כי טוב כי לעולם חסדוֺ 1 Chronicles 16:34; 2 Chronicles 5:13; 7:3; Ezra 3:11; Psalm 106:1; Psalm 107:1; Psalm 118:1; Psalm 118:29; Psalm 136:1; טוב לְ kind to Psalm 73:1; Psalm 145:9; Lamentations 3:25; יד (ה)טובה על Ezra 7:9; Ezra 8:18; Nehemiah 2:8, 18; רוחךָ (ה)טובה Nehemiah 9:20; Psalm 143:10; שׁמךָ כי טוב Psalm 52:11; Psalm 54:8; כּי טוב חסדךָ Psalm 69:17; Psalm 109:21; הדבר(ים) הטוב(יםׅ the good, kind word(s) spoken in promise Joshua 21:43; Joshua 23:14, 15 (D), 1 Kings 8:56; Jeremiah 29:10; Jeremiah 33:14; Zechariah 1:13.
10. good (ethical), right: מה טוב || what Yahweh requires Micah 6:8, || משׁפט Job 34:4:
a. of man himself || ישׁר Micah 7:4; אישׁ טוב Proverbs 14:14; (ה)טוב(ים)ׅ=(the) good 2 Chronicles 19:11; Psalm 125:4; Proverbs 2:28; Proverbs 12:2; Proverbs 13:22; Proverbs 14:19; Proverbs 15:3; Ecclesiastes 9:2 (twice in verse); man's deeds דברים 2 Chronicles 2:12; 2 Chronicles 19:3; מעשׂה 1 Samuel 19:4; Ecclesiastes 12:14; מעללים Ezekiel 36:31; דֶּרֶךְ הטובה והישׂרה 1 Samuel 12:23 the good and right way; (הַ)דֶּרֶךְ (ה)טוב(ה)ׅ (the) good way 1 Kings 8:36 2 Chronicles 6:27; Isaiah 65:2; Jeremiah 6:16; Psalm 36:5; Proverbs 16:29; דבריךָ טובים ונכחים 2 Samuel 15:3 good and right is thy case; דבר טוב good thing 1 Kings 14:13; לא טוב הדבר Nehemiah 5:9; אשׂר לא טוב עשׂה Ezekiel 18:18; so of מאזני מרמה etc., Proverbs 20:23; לא טובwith infinitive (see 5) it is not good or right to: ענושׁ לצדּיק Proverbs 17:26; פני רשׁע שׂאת Proverbs 18:5; הכּר פנים Proverbs 28:21; Proverbs 24:23 (בל טוב).
b. of God טוב אתה ומטיב Psalm 119:68; טוב וישׁר יהוה Psalm 25:8; משׁפטיך טובים Psalm 119:39; his commands מצות Nehemiah 9:13; חקים Ezekiel 20:25 (לא טובים); לקח טוב Proverbs 4:2; מפי עליון לא תצא הרעות והטוב Lamentations 3:38.

† III. טוֺב noun masculineJeremiah 17:6 (compare טוֺבָה noun feminine) a good thing, benefit, welfare: — ט׳ Genesis 26:29 + 134 times; —
1. welfare, prosperity, happiness: || שָׁלוֺם Isaiah 52:7; Jeremiah 8:15; Jeremiah 14:19; אם טוב ואם רע Jeremiah 42:6 whether prosperity or adversity; יבוא טוב Jeremiah 17:6 prosperity cometh; שׂמח בט׳ Deuteronomy 26:11; 2 Chronicles 6:41; ראה בט׳ Ecclesiastes 2:1; Jeremiah 29:32; object of ראה Psalm 4:7; Psalm 34:13; Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:13; Job 7:7; of דרשׁ Esther 10:3; of בקשׁ Psalm 122:9; מנע Psalm 84:12; Jeremiah 5:25; נתן Psalm 85:13; קוה Job 30:26; מצא Proverbs 16:20; Proverbs 17:20; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 19:8; נחל Proverbs 28:10; חסר Psalm 34:11; בשׂר 1 Kings 1:42; Isaiah 52:7; חול לט׳ Micah 1:12; חכמה וט׳ 1 Kings 10:7; טוב וחסד Psalm 23:6; בטוב in prosperity Psalm 25:13; Job 21:13; Job 36:11; Ecclesiastes 7:14; מטוב because of prosperity Zechariah 1:17; afar from happiness Psalm 39:3; כטוב Hosea 10:1; לטוב Deuteronomy 30:9; Jeremiah 15:11; לטוב לָנוּ Deuteronomy 6:24 for good to us,=for our good, Deuteronomy 10:13 (לְךָ), Jeremiah 32:39 (לָהֶם; compare לרע ל Jeremiah 7:6; Jeremiah 25:7).
2. good things, (collective) ברכ(ו)ת ט׳ blessing of good things Psalm 21:4; Proverbs 24:25; מִלֵּא בָתֵּיהֶם ט׳ Job 22:18 filled their houses with good things; object of שׂבע Job 104:28; Proverbs 12:14; מלא Psalm 107:9; אכל Proverbs 13:2; Isaiah 55:2; לקח Hosea 14:3; השׂביע בט׳ Psalm 103:5; goods, possessions 1 Samuel 15:9.
3. good=benefit: גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֺב וְלֹארָֿע Proverbs 31:12 she doeth him good and not evil; תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְטֿוֺב Proverbs 11:23 the desire of the righteous is only good; object of קבּל Job 2:10; מנע Proverbs 3:27; שׁחר Proverbs 11:27; שׁלּם Proverbs 13:21; עשׂה Genesis 26:29 (J), Psalm 119:65; היטיב Numbers 10:32 (J); ערב לט׳ Psalm 119:122; חֹרְשֵׁי ט׳ Proverbs 14:22 who devise good.
4. moral good, ידע טוב ורע Genesis 2:9, 17; Genesis 3:5, 22 (J), Deuteronomy 1:39; בין טוב לרע 2 Samuel 19:36; in antithesis with רע elsewhere Deuteronomy 30:15; 2 Samuel 14:17; 1 Kings 3:9; Isaiah 5:20 (twice in verse); Isaiah 7:15, 16; Amos 5:14, 15; Micah 3:2; Psalm 34:15; Psalm 37:27; Psalm 52:5; זנח ט׳ Hosea 8:3 cast off good; עשׂה טוֺב do good Psalm 14:1; Psalm 14:3Psalm 53:2; Psalm 53:4; Psalm 37:3; Ecclesiastes 7:20, in Ecclesiastes 3:12 this meaning seems less fitting; read perhaps לִרְאוֺת ט׳ (Gr, see also De) and tr. to 1; רדף ט׳ Psalm 38:21 pursue good; מַעְגַּלטֿ׳ Proverbs 2:9 path of good.

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; —
1. welfare, prosperity, happiness: || שׁלום Deuteronomy 23:7; Jeremiah 33:9; Ezra 9:12; Lamentations 3:17; יוֺם טובה Ecclesiastes 7:14 day of prosperity; טוֺבָתִי בַּלעָֿלָיךָ Psalm 16:2 is not my welfare dependent upon thee? תְּבוֺאָֽתְךָ ט׳ Job 22:21 prosperity shall come to thee; לטובה Genesis 50:20 (E), Deuteronomy 28:11; Deuteronomy 30:9; 2 Chronicles 18:7; Jeremiah 14:11; לרעה ולא לטובה Amos 9:4; Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 39:16; Jeremiah 44:27; object of verb בקּשׁ Nehemiah 2:10; הביא Jeremiah 32:42; ראה Job 9:25; Ecclesiastes 5:17; Ecclesiastes 6:6; אבּד Ecclesiastes 9:18; ראה בט׳ Psalm 106:5; חסר מט׳ Ecclesiastes 4:8; object of אכל figurative Job 21:25taste happiness; of שׂבע Ecclesiastes 6:3; after נחם על Jeremiah 18:10.
2. good things (collective):
a. of good words, object of דבּר 1 Samuel 25:30; 2 Samuel 7:281 Chronicles 17:26; Jeremiah 18:20; plural דבּר טובות Jeremiah 12:6; Jeremiah 52:322 Kings 25:28.
b. of material possessions ברבות הט׳ Ecclesiastes 5:10 when good things increase.
3. bounty, good שְׁנַת טוֺבָתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 65:12 year of thy bounty (harvest bestowed by God), so also טובתך Psalm 68:11; עשׂה (ה)ט׳ Exodus 18:9 (E), Numbers 24:13 (JE), Judges 8:35; Judges 9:16; 1 Samuel 24:19; 2 Samuel 2:6; 1 Kings 8:66 2 Chronicles 7:10; 24:16; Jeremiah 33:9; object of נמל 1 Samuel 24:18; שׁלּם 1 Samuel 24:20; רעה תחת טובה Genesis 44:4 (J), 1 Samuel 25:21; Psalm 35:12; Psalm 38:21; Psalm 109:5; Proverbs 17:13; Jeremiah 18:20; תחת קללה ט׳ 2 Samuel 16:12; זכר לי לט׳ remember it for me for good Nehemiah 5:19; Nehemiah 13:31; לטובה Ezra 8:22; Nehemiah 2:18; Jeremiah 24:5, 6; Psalm 86:17; plural טוֺבֹתָיו Nehemiah 6:19 his benefits (i.e. good deeds of Tobiah).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:4; 1:10; 1:12; 1:18; 1:21; 1:25; 1:31; 2:9; 2:9; 2:12; 2:12; 2:17; 2:18; 3:5; 3:6; 3:22; 6:2; 6:2; 15:15; 16:5; 18:7; 19:8; 20:15; 24:16; 24:16; 24:50; 25:8; 26:7; 26:7; 26:29; 26:29; 27:9; 27:9; 29:19; 30:20; 31:24; 31:29; 40:16; 41:5; 41:22; 41:24; 41:26; 41:26; 41:35; 44:4; 49:15; 50:20

Exodus

2:2; 3:8; 14:12; 18:9; 18:17

Leviticus

27:10; 27:12; 27:14; 27:33

Numbers

10:29; 10:32; 13:19; 14:3; 14:7; 24:13; 36:6

Deuteronomy

1:14; 1:25; 1:35; 1:39; 3:25; 3:25; 4:21; 4:22; 6:10; 6:18; 6:18; 6:18; 6:24; 8:7; 8:10; 8:12; 9:6; 10:13; 11:17; 12:28; 23:7; 23:17; 26:11; 28:11; 28:11; 28:12; 30:9; 30:9; 30:15

Joshua

7:21; 9:25; 21:43; 23:13; 23:14; 23:15; 23:15; 23:16

Judges

8:2; 8:32; 8:35; 9:2; 9:11; 9:16; 10:15; 15:2; 18:9; 18:19; 19:24

Ruth

2:22; 3:13; 4:15

1 Samuel

1:8; 1:23; 2:24; 2:26; 3:18; 8:14; 8:16; 9:2; 9:2; 9:10; 11:10; 12:23; 14:36; 14:40; 15:9; 15:22; 15:28; 16:12; 19:4; 19:4; 20:7; 24:18; 24:19; 24:20; 24:20; 25:3; 25:8; 25:15; 25:21; 25:30; 26:16; 27:1; 29:6; 29:9; 29:10

2 Samuel

2:6; 3:13; 7:28; 10:12; 11:2; 13:22; 14:17; 15:3; 16:12; 17:7; 17:14; 17:14; 18:3; 18:27; 18:27; 19:19; 19:28; 19:36; 19:39; 24:22

1 Kings

1:6; 1:42; 2:18; 2:32; 2:38; 2:42; 3:9; 8:36; 8:56; 8:65; 8:66; 10:7; 12:7; 14:13; 14:15; 18:24; 19:4; 20:3; 21:2; 22:8; 22:13; 22:13; 22:18

2 Kings

2:19; 3:19; 3:19; 3:25; 3:25; 5:12; 10:3; 10:5; 20:3; 20:13; 20:19; 25:28; 25:28

1 Chronicles

4:40; 16:34; 17:26; 19:13; 21:23; 28:8; 29:28

2 Chronicles

2:12; 3:5; 3:8; 5:13; 6:27; 6:41; 7:3; 7:10; 7:10; 10:7; 10:7; 14:1; 18:7; 18:12; 18:12; 18:17; 19:3; 19:11; 21:13; 24:16; 30:18; 30:22; 31:20

Ezra

3:11; 7:9; 8:18; 8:22; 8:27; 9:12

Nehemiah

2:8; 2:10; 2:18; 2:18; 5:9; 5:19; 6:19; 6:19; 9:13; 9:20; 13:31

Esther

1:11; 1:19; 2:2; 2:2; 2:3; 2:7; 2:9; 3:11; 5:9; 7:9; 8:5; 8:5; 8:8; 8:17; 9:19; 9:22; 10:3

Job

2:10; 7:7; 9:25; 10:3; 13:9; 13:9; 21:13; 21:25; 22:18; 22:21; 30:26; 34:4; 36:11

Psalms

4:7; 14:1; 14:3; 16:2; 16:2; 21:4; 23:6; 25:8; 25:13; 34:9; 34:11; 34:13; 34:15; 35:12; 36:5; 37:3; 37:16; 37:27; 38:21; 38:21; 39:3; 45:2; 52:5; 53:2; 53:4; 63:4; 65:12; 68:11; 69:17; 73:1; 73:28; 84:11; 84:12; 85:13; 86:5; 86:17; 92:2; 100:5; 103:5; 106:1; 106:5; 106:5; 107:1; 107:9; 109:5; 109:21; 111:10; 112:5; 118:1; 118:8; 118:9; 118:29; 119:39; 119:65; 119:68; 119:72; 119:122; 122:9; 125:4; 133:1; 133:2; 135:3; 136:1; 143:10; 145:9; 147:1

Proverbs

2:9; 3:4; 3:14; 3:27; 4:2; 8:11; 8:19; 11:23; 11:27; 12:2; 12:9; 12:14; 12:25; 13:2; 13:15; 13:21; 13:22; 14:14; 14:19; 14:22; 15:3; 15:15; 15:16; 15:17; 15:23; 15:30; 16:8; 16:16; 16:19; 16:20; 16:29; 16:32; 17:1; 17:13; 17:20; 17:26; 18:5; 18:22; 19:1; 19:2; 19:8; 19:22; 20:23; 21:9; 21:19; 22:1; 22:9; 24:13; 24:23; 24:25; 25:7; 25:24; 25:25; 25:27; 27:5; 27:10; 28:6; 28:10; 28:21; 31:12; 31:18

Ecclesiastes

2:1; 2:3; 2:24; 2:24; 2:26; 3:12; 3:12; 3:13; 3:22; 4:3; 4:6; 4:8; 4:9; 4:9; 4:13; 5:4; 5:4; 5:10; 5:17; 5:17; 6:3; 6:3; 6:6; 6:9; 6:12; 7:1; 7:1; 7:2; 7:3; 7:5; 7:8; 7:8; 7:10; 7:11; 7:14; 7:14; 7:18; 7:20; 7:26; 8:12; 8:13; 8:15; 9:2; 9:4; 9:7; 9:16; 9:18; 9:18; 11:6; 11:7; 12:14

Song of Songs

1:2; 1:3; 7:10

Isaiah

5:9; 5:20; 7:15; 7:16; 38:3; 39:2; 39:8; 41:7; 52:7; 52:7; 55:2; 56:5; 65:2

Jeremiah

5:25; 6:16; 6:20; 7:6; 8:15; 12:6; 12:6; 14:11; 14:19; 15:11; 17:6; 17:6; 18:10; 18:20; 18:20; 21:10; 24:2; 24:2; 24:3; 24:5; 24:5; 24:6; 25:7; 26:14; 29:10; 29:32; 32:39; 32:42; 33:9; 33:9; 33:11; 33:14; 39:16; 40:4; 42:6; 44:17; 44:17; 44:27; 52:32; 52:32

Lamentations

3:17; 3:25; 3:26; 3:27; 3:38; 4:1; 4:9

Ezekiel

17:8; 18:18; 20:25; 24:4; 31:16; 34:14; 34:14; 34:18; 36:31

Daniel

1:4; 1:4; 1:15

Hosea

2:9; 4:13; 8:3; 10:1; 14:3

Joel

3:5

Amos

5:14; 5:15; 6:2; 9:4

Jonah

4:3; 4:8

Micah

1:12; 3:2; 6:8; 7:4; 7:4

Nahum

1:7; 3:4

Zechariah

1:13; 1:17; 8:19

Malachi

2:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2896 matches the Hebrew טוֹב (ṭôḇ),
which occurs 565 times in 521 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 11 (Gen 1:4–Num 10:32)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:4 - God H430 saw H7200 that the light H216 was good H2896; and God H430 separated H914 the light H216 from the darkness H2822.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:10 - And God H430 called H7121 the dry H3004 land H3004 “earth H776,” and the gathering H4723 of the waters H4325 He called H7121 “seas H3220”; and God H430 saw H7200 that it was good H2896.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:12 - The earth H776 produced H3318 [fn]vegetation H1877, [fn]plants H6212 yielding H2232 seed H2233 according to [fn]their kind H4327, and trees H6086 bearing H6213 fruit H6529 [fn]with seed H2233 in them, according to [fn]their kind H4327; and God H430 saw H7200 that it was good H2896.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:18 - and [fn]to govern H4910 the day H3117 and the night H3915, and to separate H914 the light H216 from the darkness H2822; and God H430 saw H7200 that it was good H2896.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:21 - And God H430 created H1254 the great H1419 sea H8577 creatures H8577 and every H3605 living H2416 creature H5315 that moves H7430, with which H834 the waters H4325 swarmed H8317, according to their kind H4327, and every H3605 winged H3671 bird H5775 according to its kind H4327; and God H430 saw H7200 that it was good H2896.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:25 - God H430 made H6213 the animals H2416 of the earth H776 according to [fn]their kind H4327, and the livestock H929 according to [fn]their kind H4327, and everything H3605 that crawls H7431 on the ground H127 according to its kind H4327; and God H430 saw H7200 that it was good H2896.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:31 - And God H430 saw H7200 all H3605 that He had made H6213, and behold H2009, it was very H3966 good H2896. And there was evening H6153 and there was morning H1242, the sixth H8345 day H3117.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:9 - Out of the ground H127 the LORD H3068 God H430 caused every H3605 tree H6086 to grow H6779 that is pleasing H2530 to the sight H4758 and good H2896 for food H3978; the tree H6086 of life H2416 was also in the midst H8432 of the garden H1588, and the tree H6086 of the knowledge H1847 of good H2896 and evil H7451.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:12 - The gold H2091 of that land H776 is good H2896; the bdellium H916 and the onyx H7718 stone H68 are there H8033 as well.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:17 - but from the tree H6086 of the knowledge H1847 of good H2896 and evil H7451 you shall not [fn]eat H398, for on the day H3117 that you eat H398 from it you will certainly H4191 die H4191.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:18 -

Then the LORD H3068 God H430 said H559, “It is not good H2896 for the man H120 to be alone H905; I will make H6213 him a helper H5828 [fn]suitable H5048 for him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:5 - “For God H430 knows H3045 that on the day H3117 you eat H398 from it your eyes H5869 will be opened H6491, and you will [fn]become H1961 like God H430, knowing H3045 good H2896 and evil H7451.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:6 - When the woman H802 saw H7200 that the tree H6086 was good H2896 for food H3978, and that it was a delight H8378 to the eyes H5869, and that the tree H6086 was desirable H2530 to make H7919 one wise H7919, she took H3947 some H4480 of its fruit H6529 and ate H398; and she also H1571 gave H5414 some to her husband H376 with her, and he ate H398.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:22 -

Then the LORD H3068 God H430 said H559, “Behold H2005, the man H120 has become H1961 like one H259 of Us, knowing H3045 good H2896 and evil H7451; and now H6258, he might H6435 reach H7971 out H7971 with his hand H3027, and take H3947 fruit also H1571 from the tree H6086 of life H2416, and eat H398, and live H2421 forever H5769”—

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:2 - that the sons H1121 of God H430 saw H7200 that the daughters H1323 of mankind H120 were [fn]beautiful H2896; and they took H3947 wives H802 for themselves, whomever H3605 H834 they chose H977.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:15 - “As for you, you shall go H935 to your fathers H1 in peace H7965; you will be buried H6912 at a good H2896 old H7872 age H7872.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:6 - But Abram H87 said H559 to Sarai H8297, “Look H2009, your slave H8198 woman H8198 is in your [fn]power H3027; do H6213 to her what H2896 is H2896 good H2896 in your [fn]sight H5869.” So Sarai H8297 treated H6031 her harshly H6031, and she fled H1272 from her presence H6440.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:7 - Abraham H85 also ran H7323 to the herd H1241, and took H3947 a tender H7390 and [fn]choice H2896 calf H1121 H1241 and gave H5414 it to the servant H5288, and he hurried H4116 to prepare H6213 it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:8 - “Now H4994 look H2009, I have two H8147 daughters H1323 who H834 have not [fn]had H3045 relations H3045 with any man H376; please H4994 let me bring H3318 them out H3318 to you, and do H6213 to them [fn]whatever H2896 H5869 you like H2896 H5869; only H7534 do not do H6213 anything H1697 to these H411 men H376, because H3588 H5921 H3651 they have come H935 under the [fn]shelter H6738 of my roof H6982.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:15 - Abimelech H40 said H559, “Behold H2009, my land H776 is before H6440 you; [fn]settle H3427 wherever [fn]you please H2896 H5869.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:16 - The young H5291 woman H5291 was very H3966 beautiful H2896, a virgin H1330; no H3808 man H376 had [fn]had H3045 relations H3045 with her. She went H3381 down H3381 to the spring H5869, filled H4390 her jar H3537, and came H5927 up H5927.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:50 -

Then Laban H3837 and Bethuel H1328 replied H6030, “The matter H1697 has come H3318 from the LORD H3068; so we cannot H3201 H3808 speak H1696 to you bad H7451 or H176 good H2896.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:8 - Abraham H85 breathed H1478 his last H1478 and died H4191 at a good H2896 old H7872 age H7872, an old H2205 man H2205 and satisfied H7649 with life; and he was gathered H622 to his people H5971.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:7 - When the men H376 of the place H4725 asked H7592 about his wife H802, he said H559, “She is my sister H269,” for he was H3372 afraid H3372 to say H559, “my wife H802,” thinking,[fn]the men H376 of the place H4725 might kill H2026 me on H5921 account H5921 of H5921 Rebekah H7259, since H3588 she is beautiful H2896.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:29 - that you will do H6213 us no H518 harm H7451, just H834 as H834 we have not touched H5060 you [fn]and have done H6213 to you nothing H7534 but H7534 good H2896, and have sent H7971 you away H7971 in peace H7965. You are now H6258 the blessed H1288 of the LORD H3068.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:9 - “Go H1980 now H4994 to the flock H6629 and [fn]bring H3947 me two H8147 choice H2896 [fn]young H1423 H5795 goats H1423 H5795 from there H8033, so that I may prepare H6213 them as a delicious H4303 meal H4303 for your father H1, such H834 as H834 he loves H157.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:19 - Laban H3837 said H559, “It is better H2896 that I give H5414 her to you than H4480 to give H5414 her to another H312 man H376; stay H3427 with me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:20 - Then Leah H3812 said H559, “God H430 has endowed H2064 me with a good H2896 gift H2065; finally H6471 my husband H376 [fn]will acknowledge H2082 me as his wife, because H3588 I have borne H3205 him six H8337 sons H1121.” So she named H7121 him Zebulun H2074.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:24 - However, God H430 came H935 to Laban H3837 the Aramean H761 in a dream H2472 of the night H3915 and said H559 to him, “[fn]Be H8104 careful H8104 that you do not speak H1696 to Jacob H3290 either H4480 good H2896 or H5704 bad H7451.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:29 - “It is in [fn]my power H3027 to do H6213 you harm H7451, but the God H430 of your father H1 spoke H559 to me last H570 night H570, saying H559, ‘[fn]Be H8104 careful H8104 not to speak H1696 either H4480 good H2896 or H5704 bad H7451 to Jacob H3290.’
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:16 -

When the chief H8269 baker H644 saw H7200 that he had interpreted H6622 favorably H2896, he said H559 to Joseph H3130, “I also H637 saw in my dream H2472, and behold H2009, there were three H7969 baskets H5536 of white H2751 bread H2751 on my head H7218;

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:5 - But he fell H3462 asleep H3462 and dreamed H2492 a second H8145 time H8145; and behold H2009, seven H7651 ears H7641 of H7641 grain H7641 came H5927 up H5927 on a single H259 stalk H7070, plump H1277 and good H2896.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:22 - “I saw H7200 also in my dream H2472, and behold H2009, seven H7651 ears H7641 of H7641 grain H7641, full H4392 and good H2896, came H5927 up H5927 on a single H259 stalk H7070;
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:24 - and the thin H1851 ears H7641 swallowed H1104 the seven H7651 good H2896 ears H7641. Then I told H559 it to the soothsayer H2748 priests H2748, but there H369 was H369 no H369 one H369 who could explain H5046 it to me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:26 - “The seven H7651 good H2896 cows H6510 are seven H7651 years H8141; and the seven H7651 good H2896 ears H7641 are seven H7651 years H8141; the [fn]dreams H2472 are one H259 and the same.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:35 - “Then have them collect H6908 all H3605 the food H3978 of these H428 good H2896 years H8141 that are coming H935, and store H6651 up H6651 the grain H1250 for food H400 in the cities H5892 under H8478 Pharaoh’s H6547 authority H3027, and have them guard H8104 it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:4 - They had just left H3318 the city H5892, and were H7368 not far H7368 away H7368, when Joseph H3130 said H559 to his house H1004 steward H834 H5921, “Up, follow H7291 H310 the men H376; and when you overtake H5381 them, say H559 to them, ‘Why H4100 have you repaid H7999 evil H7451 for good H2896?
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:15 -

“When he saw H7200 that a resting H4496 place H4496 was good H2896

And that the land H776 was H5276 pleasant H5276,

He bowed H5186 his shoulder H7926 to carry H5445 burdens,

And became H1961 a slave H5647 at forced H4522 labor H4522.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:20 - “As for you, you meant H2803 evil H7451 against H5921 me, but God H430 meant H2803 it for good H2896 in H4616 order H4616 to H4616 bring H6213 about H6213 [fn]this H2088 present H3117 result, to keep H2421 many H7227 people H5971 alive H2421.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:2 - And the woman H802 conceived H2029 and gave H3205 birth H3205 to a son H1121; and when she saw H7200 [fn]that he was [fn]beautiful H2896, she hid H6845 him for three H7969 months H3391.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:8 - “So I have come H3381 down H3381 to rescue H5337 them from the [fn]power H3027 of the Egyptians H4714, and to bring H5927 them up H5927 from that land H776 to a good H2896 and spacious H7342 land H776, to a land H776 flowing H2100 with milk H2461 and honey H1706, to the place H4725 of the Canaanite H3669, the Hittite H2850, the Amorite H567, the Perizzite H6522, the Hivite H2340, and the Jebusite H2983.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:12 - “Is this H2088 not the word H1697 that we spoke H1696 to you in Egypt H4714, saying H559, ‘[fn]Leave H2308 us alone H4480 so that we may serve H5647 the Egyptians H4714’? For it would have been better H2896 for us to serve H5647 the Egyptians H4714 than H4480 to die H4191 in the wilderness H4057!”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:9 - And Jethro H3503 rejoiced H2302 over H5921 all H3605 the goodness H2896 which H834 the LORD H3068 had done H6213 for Israel H3478, [fn]in rescuing H5337 [fn]them from the hand H3027 of the Egyptians H4714.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:17 - Moses’ H4872 father-in-law H2859 then said H559 to him, “The thing H1697 that you are doing H6213 is not good H2896.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:10 - ‘He shall not replace H2498 it nor exchange H4171 it, a good H2896 for a bad H7451, or H176 a bad H7451 for a good H2896; yet if H518 he does H4171 exchange H4171 animal H929 for animal H929, then both it and its substitute H8545 shall become H1961 holy H6944.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:12 - ‘And the priest H3548 shall assess H6186 it [fn]as either H996 good H2896 or H996 bad H7451; as you, the priest H3548, assess H6187 it, so H3651 shall it be.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:14 -

‘Now if H3588 someone H376 consecrates H6942 his house H1004 as holy H6944 to the LORD H3068, then the priest H3548 shall assess H6186 it [fn]as either H996 good H2896 or H996 bad H7451; as the priest H3548 assesses H6186 it, so H3651 shall it stand H6965.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:33 - ‘He is not to be concerned H1239 whether H996 it is good H2896 or bad H7451, nor H3808 shall he exchange H4171 it; yet if H518 he does H4171 exchange H4171 it, then both it and its substitute H8545 shall become H1961 holy H6944. It shall not be redeemed H1350.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:29 -

Then Moses H4872 said H559 to Hobab H2246 the son H1121 of Reuel H7467 the Midianite H4084, Moses’ H4872 father-in-law H2859, “We are setting H5265 out H5265 to the place H4725 of which H834 the LORD H3068 said H559, ‘I will give H5414 it to you.’ Come H1980 with us and we will do H3190 you good H3190, for the LORD H3068 has [fn]promised H1696 good H2896 concerning H5921 Israel H3478.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:32 - “So it will be, if H3588 you go H1980 with us, that [fn]whatever H834 good H2896 the LORD H3068 [fn]does H3190 for us, we will [fn]do H3190 for you.”

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