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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).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders טוֹב:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

562 total
  1. Ecclesiastes 7:14בְט֔וֹב · joyful
    In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:18ט֚וֹב · It is good
    It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
  3. Ecclesiastes 7:20טּ֖וֹב · good
    Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
  4. Ecclesiastes 7:26ט֞וֹב · The man who pleases
    And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
  5. Ecclesiastes 8:12טּוֹב֙ · well
    Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
  6. Ecclesiastes 8:13וְטוֹב֙ · well
    Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
  7. Ecclesiastes 8:15ט֤וֹב · better
    So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
  8. Ecclesiastes 9:2לַטּוֹב֙ · for the good [and the bad]; כַּטּוֹב֙ · As it is for the good
    It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.
  9. Ecclesiastes 9:4ט֔וֹב · is better
    There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.
  10. Ecclesiastes 9:7ט֖וֹב · with a cheerful
    Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
  11. Ecclesiastes 9:16טוֹבָ֥ה · is better
    And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
  12. Ecclesiastes 9:18טוֹבָ֥ה · is better; טוֹבָ֥ה · good
    Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
  13. Ecclesiastes 11:6טוֹבִֽים׃ · prosper
    Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
  14. Ecclesiastes 11:7וְט֥וֹב · and it pleases
    Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
  15. Ecclesiastes 12:14ט֖וֹב · good
    For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
  16. Song of Solomon 1:2טוֹבִ֥ים · is more delightful
    Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
  17. Song of Solomon 1:3טוֹבִ֔ים · is pleasing
    The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
  18. Song of Solomon 7:9הַטּ֛וֹב · like the finest
    …and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
  19. Isaiah 3:10ט֑וֹב · it will be well
    Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
  20. Isaiah 5:9וְטוֹבִ֖ים
    I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.
  21. Isaiah 5:20ט֖וֹב · good; וְלַטּ֣וֹב · and good
    Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
  22. Isaiah 7:15בַּטּֽוֹב׃ · good
    By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
  23. Isaiah 7:16בַּטּ֑וֹב · good
    For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
  24. Isaiah 38:3וְהַטּ֥וֹב · [what is] good
    …saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
  25. Isaiah 39:2הַטּ֗וֹב · and the precious
    And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
  26. Isaiah 39:8ט֥וֹב · is good
    But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”
  27. Isaiah 41:7ט֣וֹב · is good
    The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.
  28. Isaiah 52:7ט֖וֹב · good tidings
    How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
  29. Isaiah 55:2ט֔וֹב · what is good
    Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
  30. Isaiah 56:5ט֖וֹב · better than
    I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
  31. Isaiah 65:2ט֔וֹב
    All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,
  32. Jeremiah 5:25הַטּ֖וֹב · of My bounty
    Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.
  33. Jeremiah 6:16הַטּוֹב֙ · [is] the good
    This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
  34. Jeremiah 6:20הַטּ֖וֹב · or sweet
    What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”
  35. Jeremiah 8:15ט֑וֹב · good [has come]
    We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
  36. Jeremiah 12:6טוֹבֽוֹת׃ס · well
    Even your brothers—your own father’s household—even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
  37. Jeremiah 14:11לְטוֹבָֽה׃ · the well-being
    Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.
  38. Jeremiah 14:19ט֔וֹב · good has come
    Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.
  39. Jeremiah 15:11לְט֑וֹב · for a good purpose
    The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.
  40. Jeremiah 17:6ט֑וֹב · prosperity
    He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.
  41. Jeremiah 18:10הַטּוֹבָ֔ה · the good
    …and if it does evil in My sight and does not listen to My voice, then I will relent of the good I had intended for it.
  42. Jeremiah 18:20טוֹבָה֙ · Should good; טוֹבָ֔ה · good
    Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
  43. Jeremiah 21:10לְטוֹבָ֖ה · good
    For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’
  44. Jeremiah 22:15ט֥וֹב · it went well
    Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
  45. Jeremiah 22:16ט֑וֹב · it went well [with him]
    He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.
  46. Jeremiah 24:2טֹב֣וֹת · good
    One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.