טוֹב

tov · pleasant

Hebrew · Strong's H2896 · Adjective · Sounds like: tobe · 538 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • pleasant H2896A 384
  • good H2896B 90
  • welfare H2896C 64

Strong's dictionary

from טוֹב; 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, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
טוֹב adj. pleasant, agreeable, good
1. pleasant, agreeable to the senses
2. pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and so agreeable, pleasing, well
3. good, excellent, of its kind
4. good, rich, valuable in estimation
5. good, appropriate, becoming
6. c. מִן compar. = better
7. of man's sensuous nature, glad, happy, prosperous
8. of man's intellectual nature, good understanding
9. good, kind, benign
10. good (ethical), right
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
טוֹב n.m. a good thing, benefit, welfare
1. welfare, prosperity, happiness
2. good things
3. good = benefit
4. moral good
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
טוֹבָה n.f. welfare, benefit, good things, good
1. welfare, prosperity, happiness
2. good things
3. bounty, good

Every occurrence

  1. Genesis 1:31 ט֖וֹב Tov · Describes something

    And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

  2. Genesis 2:9 וְט֣וֹב ve.Tov · Describes something

    And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

  3. Genesis 2:9 ט֥וֹב Tov · Describes something

    And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

  4. Genesis 2:12 ט֑וֹב Tov · Describes something

    and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

  5. Genesis 2:17 ט֣וֹב Tov · Describes something

    but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

  6. Genesis 2:18 ט֛וֹב Tov · Describes something

    And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

  7. Genesis 3:5 ט֥וֹב Tov · Describes something

    for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

  8. Genesis 3:6 טוֹב֩ tOv · Describes something

    And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

  9. Genesis 3:22 ט֣וֹב Tov · Describes something

    And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever—

  10. Genesis 6:2 טֹבֹ֖ת to.Vot · Describes something

    that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.

  11. Genesis 15:15 טוֹבָֽה׃ to.Vah · Describes something

    But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

  12. Genesis 16:6 הַטּ֣וֹב ha.Tov · Describes something

    But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.

  13. Genesis 18:7 וָטוֹב֙ va.tOv · Describes something

    And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hasted to dress it.

  14. Genesis 19:8 כַּטּ֖וֹב ka.Tov · Describes something

    Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing, forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.

  15. Genesis 20:15 בַּטּ֥וֹב ba.Tov · Describes something

    And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

  16. Genesis 24:16 טֹבַ֤ת to.Vat · Describes something

    And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

  17. Genesis 24:50 טֽוֹב׃ Tov · Describes something

    Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from Jehovah: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

  18. Genesis 25:8 טוֹבָ֖ה to.Vah · Describes something

    And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

  19. Genesis 26:7 טוֹבַ֥ת to.Vat · Describes something

    and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

  20. Genesis 26:29 ט֔וֹב Tov · Describes something

    that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of Jehovah.

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