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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. Judges 10:15הַטּ֖וֹב · fit
    “We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”
  2. Judges 15:2טוֹבָ֣ה · more beautiful
    “I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”
  3. Judges 18:9טוֹבָ֖ה · good
    They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!
  4. Judges 18:19הֲט֣וֹב׀ · Is it better
    “Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
  5. Judges 19:24הַטּ֖וֹב · as you wish
    Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”
  6. Ruth 2:22ט֣וֹב · it is good
    And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”
  7. Ruth 3:13טוֹב֙ · good
    Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”
  8. Ruth 4:15ט֣וֹבָה · you and is better
    He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
  9. 1 Samuel 1:8ט֣וֹב · better
    “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
  10. 1 Samuel 1:23הַטּ֣וֹב · is best
    “Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
  11. 1 Samuel 2:24טוֹבָ֤ה · a good
    No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.
  12. 1 Samuel 3:18הַטּ֥וֹב · what is good
    So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
  13. 1 Samuel 8:14הַטּוֹבִ֖ים · the best
    He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.
  14. 1 Samuel 8:16הַטּוֹבִ֛ים · your best
    And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.
  15. 1 Samuel 9:2וָט֔וֹב · and handsome; ט֣וֹב
    And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.
  16. 1 Samuel 9:10ט֥וֹב · Good
    “Good,” said Saul to his servant. “Come, let us go.” So they set out for the city where the man of God was.
  17. 1 Samuel 11:10הַטּ֖וֹב · seems good
    Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”
  18. 1 Samuel 12:23הַטּוֹבָ֖ה · the good
    As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
  19. 1 Samuel 14:36הַטּ֥וֹב · seems good
    And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
  20. 1 Samuel 14:40הַטּ֥וֹב · what seems good
    Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
  21. 1 Samuel 15:9הַטּ֔וֹב · the best
    Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.
  22. 1 Samuel 15:22ט֔וֹב · is better
    But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.
  23. 1 Samuel 15:28הַטּ֥וֹב · [who is] better
    So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
  24. 1 Samuel 16:12וְט֣וֹב · and a handsome
    So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”
  25. 1 Samuel 16:16וְט֥וֹב · [will be] well
    Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
  26. 1 Samuel 16:23וְט֣וֹב · and feel better
    And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play. Then Saul would find relief and feel better, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
  27. 1 Samuel 19:4ט֔וֹב · well; טוֹב־ · beneficial
    Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.
  28. 1 Samuel 20:7ט֖וֹב · Good
    If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
  29. 1 Samuel 20:12ט֖וֹב · he is favorable
    …and Jonathan said, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?
  30. 1 Samuel 24:17הַטּוֹבָ֔ה · with good
    …and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
  31. 1 Samuel 24:18טוֹבָ֑ה · well
    And you have declared this day how you have treated me well, for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.
  32. 1 Samuel 24:19טוֹבָ֑ה · unharmed; טוֹבָ֔ה · with good
    When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.
  33. 1 Samuel 25:3טֽוֹבַת־ · She was an intelligent
    His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
  34. 1 Samuel 25:8ט֖וֹב · of a feast
    Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son David.’”
  35. 1 Samuel 25:15טֹבִ֥ים · good
    Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.
  36. 1 Samuel 25:21טוֹבָֽה׃ · good
    Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
  37. 1 Samuel 25:30הַטּוֹבָ֖ה · the good
    When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,
  38. 1 Samuel 26:16ט֞וֹב · good
    This thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”
  39. 1 Samuel 27:1ט֜וֹב · better
    David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
  40. 1 Samuel 29:6וְט֣וֹב · and it seems right; ט֥וֹב · good
    So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and it seems right in my sight that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you are not good in the sight of the leaders.
  41. 1 Samuel 29:9ט֥וֹב · as pleasing
    Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’
  42. 2 Samuel 2:6הַטּוֹבָ֣ה · favor
    Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this.
  43. 2 Samuel 3:13ט֔וֹב · Good
    “Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”
  44. 2 Samuel 7:28הַטּוֹבָ֖ה · goodness
    And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
  45. 2 Samuel 10:12הַטּ֖וֹב · what is good
    Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
  46. 2 Samuel 11:2טוֹבַ֥ת · beautiful
    One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.