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טוֹב

tovpleasantHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective562 occurrences35 books519 verses

Definition

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)
Traditional renderings: 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).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

562 total
  1. Genesis 1:4ט֑וֹב · [was] good
    And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.
  2. Genesis 1:10טֽוֹב׃ · [it was] good
    God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
  3. Genesis 1:12טֽוֹב׃ · it was good
    The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
  4. Genesis 1:18טֽוֹב׃ · [it was] good
    …to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
  5. Genesis 1:21טֽוֹב׃ · [it was] good
    So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
  6. Genesis 1:25טֽוֹב׃ · [it was] good
    God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
  7. Genesis 1:31ט֖וֹב · good
    And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
  8. Genesis 2:9וְט֣וֹב · and good; ט֥וֹב · of good
    Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
  9. Genesis 2:12ט֑וֹב · [is] pure
    And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.
  10. Genesis 2:17ט֣וֹב · of good
    …but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
  11. Genesis 2:18ט֛וֹב · good
    The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
  12. Genesis 3:5ט֥וֹב · good
    “For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
  13. Genesis 3:6טוֹב֩ · [was] good
    When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
  14. Genesis 3:22ט֣וֹב · good
    Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
  15. Genesis 6:2טֹבֹ֖ת · [were] beautiful
    …the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
  16. Genesis 15:15טוֹבָֽה׃
    You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
  17. Genesis 16:6הַטּ֣וֹב · whatever you want
    “Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
  18. Genesis 18:7וָטוֹב֙ · and choice
    Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
  19. Genesis 19:8כַּטּ֖וֹב · as you please
    Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
  20. Genesis 20:15בַּטּ֥וֹב
    And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”
  21. Genesis 24:16טֹבַ֤ת · beautiful
    Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.
  22. Genesis 24:50טֽוֹב׃
    Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
  23. Genesis 25:8טוֹבָ֖ה · And at a ripe
    And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
  24. Genesis 26:7טוֹבַ֥ת · is so beautiful
    But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
  25. Genesis 26:29ט֔וֹב · good
    …that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”
  26. Genesis 27:9טֹבִ֑ים · choice
    Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he loves.
  27. Genesis 29:19ט֚וֹב · Better
    Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”
  28. Genesis 30:20טוֹב֒ · a good
    “God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.
  29. Genesis 31:24מִטּ֥וֹב · either good
    But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
  30. Genesis 31:29מִטּ֥וֹב · either good
    I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
  31. Genesis 40:16ט֣וֹב · was favorable
    When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
  32. Genesis 41:5וְטֹבֽוֹת׃ · and ripe
    …but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
  33. Genesis 41:22וְטֹבֽוֹת׃ · and ripe
    In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.
  34. Genesis 41:24הַטֹּב֑וֹת · plump
    And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
  35. Genesis 41:26הַטֹּבֹ֗ת · good; הַטֹּבֹ֔ת · ripe
    The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.
  36. Genesis 41:35הַטֹּבֹ֔ת · good
    Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
  37. Genesis 44:4טוֹבָֽה׃ · good
    They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
  38. Genesis 49:15ט֔וֹב · was good
    He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
  39. Genesis 50:20לְטֹבָ֔ה · for good
    As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
  40. Exodus 2:2ט֣וֹב · beautiful [child]
    …and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.
  41. Exodus 3:8טוֹבָה֙ · a good
    I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
  42. Exodus 14:12ט֥וֹב · it would have been better
    Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”
  43. Exodus 18:9הַטּוֹבָ֔ה · the good things
    And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.
  44. Exodus 18:17טוֹב֙ · good
    But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
  45. Leviticus 27:10ט֥וֹב · either good; בְּט֑וֹב · for good
    He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.
  46. Leviticus 27:12ט֖וֹב · whether high
    The priest shall set its value, whether high or low; as the priest values it, the price will be set.
  47. Leviticus 27:14ט֖וֹב · good
    Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD, then the priest shall value it either as good or bad. The price will stand just as the priest values it.