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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. Proverbs 22:9טֽוֹב־ · A generous [man]
    A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
  2. Proverbs 24:13ט֑וֹב · it is good
    Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
  3. Proverbs 24:23טֽוֹב׃ · good
    These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
  4. Proverbs 24:25טֽוֹב׃ · and rich
    …but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
  5. Proverbs 25:7ט֥וֹב · it is better
    …for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
  6. Proverbs 25:24ט֗וֹב · Better
    Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
  7. Proverbs 25:25ט֝וֹבָ֗ה · [is] good
    Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
  8. Proverbs 25:27ט֑וֹב · good
    It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
  9. Proverbs 27:5ט֭וֹבָה · Better
    Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
  10. Proverbs 27:10ט֥וֹב · better
    Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
  11. Proverbs 28:6טֽוֹב־ · Better
    Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
  12. Proverbs 28:10טֽוֹב׃ · what is good
    He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
  13. Proverbs 28:21ט֑וֹב · good
    To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
  14. Proverbs 31:12ט֣וֹב · good
    She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
  15. Proverbs 31:18ט֣וֹב · [is] good
    She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
  16. Ecclesiastes 2:1בְט֑וֹב · what is good
    I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
  17. Ecclesiastes 2:3ט֜וֹב · worthwhile
    I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
  18. Ecclesiastes 2:24ט֤וֹב · [is] better; ט֖וֹב
    Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
  19. Ecclesiastes 2:26שֶׁטּ֣וֹב · who is pleasing; לְטוֹב֙ · to one who pleases
    To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  20. Ecclesiastes 3:12ט֖וֹב · better; ט֖וֹב · good
    I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
  21. Ecclesiastes 3:13ט֖וֹב · satisfaction
    …and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
  22. Ecclesiastes 3:22טוֹב֙ · better
    I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
  23. Ecclesiastes 4:3וְטוֹב֙ · But better
    But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
  24. Ecclesiastes 4:6ט֕וֹב · Better
    Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
  25. Ecclesiastes 4:8מִטּוֹבָ֔ה · of enjoyment
    There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
  26. Ecclesiastes 4:9טוֹבִ֥ים · are better; ט֖וֹב · a good
    Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
  27. Ecclesiastes 4:13ט֛וֹב · Better
    Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
  28. Ecclesiastes 5:5ט֖וֹב · It is better
    It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
  29. Ecclesiastes 5:11הַטּוֹבָ֔ה · When good things
    When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
  30. Ecclesiastes 5:18ט֣וֹב · to be good; טוֹבָ֜ה · satisfaction
    Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
  31. Ecclesiastes 6:3הַטּוֹבָ֔ה · his prosperity; ט֥וֹב · is better off
    A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
  32. Ecclesiastes 6:6וְטוֹבָ֖ה · his prosperity
    …even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
  33. Ecclesiastes 6:9ט֛וֹב · Better
    Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  34. Ecclesiastes 6:12טּ֨וֹב · is good
    For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
  35. Ecclesiastes 7:1ט֥וֹב · is better; ט֑וֹב · than fine
    A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
  36. Ecclesiastes 7:2ט֞וֹב · It is better
    It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
  37. Ecclesiastes 7:3ט֥וֹב · is better
    Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
  38. Ecclesiastes 7:5ט֕וֹב · It is better
    It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
  39. Ecclesiastes 7:8ט֛וֹב · is better; ט֥וֹב · is better
    The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
  40. Ecclesiastes 7:10טוֹבִ֖ים · better
    Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
  41. Ecclesiastes 7:11טוֹבָ֥ה · [is] good
    Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
  42. Ecclesiastes 7:14טוֹבָה֙ · of prosperity
    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.