2895. tob

Lexicon

tob: Good, pleasant, agreeable, beneficial

Original Word: טוֹב
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: towb
Pronunciation: tove
Phonetic Spelling: (tobe)
Definition: Good, pleasant, agreeable, beneficial
Meaning: to be, good

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

be do better, cheer, be do, seem good, make goodly, please, be, do,

A primitive root, to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense -- be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, X please, (be, do, go, play) well.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be pleasing or good
NASB Translation
any (1), did well (2), done well (1), fair (1), go well (1), good (1), good (5), high (1), merry (3), please (2), pleased* (2), pleases (4), pleases* (2), pleasing (1), well (8), well-off (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. טוֺב verb pleasing, good (Late Hebrew id., Hiph`il; also derivatives; Arabic , medial , be pleasant, delightful, delicious, sweet or savoury in taste or odour, be pure and clean, cheerful, gleeful (Lane); Aramaic , , טְאֵב, טַב, טַיֵּב and especially derivatives glad, joyful; Assyrian ‰âbu, be good, kind, acceptable, joyful, vigorous Dl^{HWB 299}) —

Qal Perfect טוֺב Numbers 11:18 32t.; plural טֹבוּ Numbers 24:5; Songs 4:10; (Imperfect יִיטַב from יָטַב); Infinitive absolute טוֺב Judges 11:25; construct טוֺב Jeremiah 32:39 6t., כְּטוֺב Judges 16:25 Qr (Kt כי טוב); Participle טוֺב Judges 11:25; 1 Samuel 2:26; (for these forms see Bö^{§ 1133, 4} SS under the word; Ges recognizes only Perfects and fewer of them than above. It is often difficult to decide between verb and adjective ); —

1 be pleasant, delightful, of tents of Jacob Numbers 24:5 (J E; poetry); of caresses Songs 4:10 (followed by מִיַּיִן compare)

2 be glad, joyful טוֺב לֵב Judges 16:25 (Qr), 1 Samuel 25:36; 2 Samuel 13:28; Esther 1:10 (see טוּב 2c).

3 of rank, position, claim: הֲטוֺב טוֺב אתה מבלק Judges 11:25 art thou really better than Balak?

4 טוֺב לְ be well with, good for Numbers 11:18 (J), Deuteronomy 5:30; Deuteronomy 15:16; Deuteronomy 19:13; 1 Samuel 16:16,23; 2 Samuel 14:32; Psalm 119:71; Psalm 128:2; Jeremiah 22:15; so (that is לוֺ) Isaiah 3:10 it is well (with him); אז טוב Jeremiah 22:16 (compare Jeremiah 22:15); טוֺב אֶלֿ 1 Samuel 20:12 there is good toward David

5 be pleasing טוֺב בְּעֵינֵי (see II. טוֺב 2b c f) Numbers 24:1 (J) 2 Samuel 3:19,36; 2 Samuel 15:26; 2 Samuel 19:38; אִם טוֺב בְּעֵינֵי 1 Kings 21:2; Jeremiah 40:4,4; Zechariah 11:12; later usage is אִם טוֺב עַל if it seem good unto (so Assyrian ‰âbu eli, be pleasing unto, Dl^{HWB 300 a}), 1 Chronicles 13:2; Nehemiah 2:5,7; Esther 1:19; Esther 3:9; Esther 5:4,8; Esther 7:3; Esther 8:5; Esther 9:13 (compare טוֺב adjective ).

Hiph`il Perfect2masculine singular הֱטִיבוֺתָ2Chronicles 6:8, הֱטִיבֹתָ 1 Kings 8:18; 2 Kings 10:30; — do well, act right, followed by כִּי that 1 Kings 8:18 thou didst well, that it was in thine heart = 2 Chronicles 6:8; followed by infinitive with לְ 2 Kings 10:30 thou hast done well in performing what was right in mine eyes.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G700 (ἀρεστός, arestos): Meaning pleasing or agreeable, often used in the context of what is pleasing to God.
• G1013 (βουλεύω, bouleuo): To deliberate or resolve, sometimes used in the context of determining what is good or beneficial.
• G1380 (δοκέω, dokeo): To think or suppose, often in the sense of considering something good or appropriate.
• G1653 (ἐλεέω, eleeo): To have mercy or compassion, reflecting the goodness of showing kindness.
• G2573 (καλῶς, kalos): Well, rightly, or commendably, often used to describe actions that are good or proper.
• G4851 (συμφέρω, sumphero): To bring together or be profitable, indicating what is beneficial or advantageous.

Usage: The term "טוֹב" is used throughout the Hebrew Bible to describe that which is good, pleasant, or beneficial. It can refer to moral goodness, aesthetic beauty, or practical benefit. It is often used to describe God's creation, His nature, and His blessings.

Context: • General Overview: The Hebrew word "טוֹב" (tov) is a fundamental term in the Old Testament, appearing in various contexts to denote goodness in a broad sense. It is used to describe the quality of objects, actions, and even divine attributes. The concept of "טוֹב" is integral to the biblical narrative, beginning with the creation account in Genesis, where God repeatedly declares His creation as "good" (Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25, 31).

• Moral and Ethical Goodness: "טוֹב" is often used to describe moral and ethical goodness. For example, in Micah 6:8, the prophet states, "He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" This usage underscores the expectation of righteous behavior in accordance with God's standards.

• Aesthetic and Sensory Pleasure: The term also conveys aesthetic beauty and sensory pleasure. In Song of Solomon 1:2, the beloved's love is described as "better than wine," highlighting the pleasantness and desirability associated with "טוֹב."

• Practical Benefit and Prosperity: "טוֹב" can refer to practical benefits or prosperity. In Deuteronomy 6:18, the Israelites are instructed to "do what is right and good in the LORD's sight, so that it may go well with you," linking obedience to God with tangible blessings and well-being.

• Divine Nature and Actions: The goodness of God is a recurring theme, as seen in passages like Psalm 34:8, "Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him." God's goodness is portrayed as an essential aspect of His character and a source of comfort and refuge for believers.

Forms and Transliterations

הֱ‍ֽטִיב֔וֹתָ הֱטִיבֹ֔תָ הֱטִיבֹ֙תָ֙ הֵיטִ֣יבָה ה‍טיבות הטיבת היטיבה וְהֵטִֽבֹתִי֙ וְט֣וֹב וְט֥וֹב וּמֵטִ֗יב וּמֵטִ֣ב והטבתי וטוב ומטב ומטיב ט֑וֹב ט֔וֹב ט֗וֹב ט֜וֹב ט֞וֹב ט֥וֹב טֹּ֤בוּ טֹּ֥בוּ טבו טוֹבָ֤ה טוב טובה לְהֵטִ֣יב להטיב hê·ṭî·ḇāh hĕ·ṭî·ḇō·ṯā heiTivah hĕṭî·ḇō·w·ṯā hêṭîḇāh hĕṭîḇōṯā hĕṭîḇōwṯā hetiVota lə·hê·ṭîḇ ləhêṭîḇ leheTiv ṭō·ḇū ṭō·w·ḇāh ṭō·wḇ ṭōḇū Tou Tov toVah ṭōwḇ ṭōwḇāh ū·mê·ṭiḇ ū·mê·ṭîḇ ūmêṭiḇ ūmêṭîḇ umeTiv vehetivoTi veTov wə·hê·ṭi·ḇō·ṯî wə·ṭō·wḇ wəhêṭiḇōṯî wəṭōwḇ

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 11:18
HEB: בָּשָׂ֔ר כִּי־ ט֥וֹב לָ֖נוּ בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם
NAS: to eat! For we were well-off in Egypt.
KJV: to eat? for [it was] well with us in Egypt:
INT: meat for were well-off Egypt will give

Numbers 24:1
HEB: בִּלְעָ֗ם כִּ֣י ט֞וֹב בְּעֵינֵ֤י יְהוָה֙
NAS: saw that it pleased the LORD
INT: Balaam for be better affliction the LORD

Numbers 24:5
HEB: מַה־ טֹּ֥בוּ אֹהָלֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֑ב
NAS: How fair are your tents, O Jacob,
KJV: How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob,
INT: How fair are your tents Jacob

Deuteronomy 5:33
HEB: לְמַ֤עַן תִּֽחְיוּן֙ וְט֣וֹב לָכֶ֔ם וְהַאֲרַכְתֶּ֣ם
NAS: you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong
KJV: you, that ye may live, and [that it may be] well with you, and [that] ye may prolong
INT: that you may live may be well may prolong days

Deuteronomy 15:16
HEB: בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ כִּי־ ט֥וֹב ל֖וֹ עִמָּֽךְ׃
NAS: since he fares well with you;
KJV: thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;
INT: and your household since well you

Judges 9:16
HEB: אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וְאִם־ טוֹבָ֤ה עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ עִם־
INT: Abimelech and if be better have dealt with

1 Samuel 16:16
HEB: וְנִגֵּ֥ן בְּיָד֖וֹ וְט֥וֹב לָֽךְ׃ פ
NAS: [the harp] with his hand, and you will be well.
KJV: with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
INT: shall play his hand will be well

1 Samuel 16:23
HEB: וְרָוַ֤ח לְשָׁאוּל֙ וְט֣וֹב ל֔וֹ וְסָ֥רָה
NAS: would be refreshed and be well, and the evil
KJV: was refreshed, and was well, and the evil
INT: would be refreshed and Saul and be well depart and

1 Kings 8:18
HEB: בַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִ֑י הֱטִיבֹ֔תָ כִּ֥י הָיָ֖ה
NAS: for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
KJV: unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
INT: A house my name did for become

2 Kings 10:30
HEB: יַ֤עַן אֲשֶׁר־ הֱטִיבֹ֙תָ֙ לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת הַיָּשָׁר֙
NAS: Because you have done well in executing
KJV: unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing
INT: because you have done executing what

1 Chronicles 13:2
HEB: אִם־ עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם ט֜וֹב וּמִן־ יְהוָ֣ה
NAS: If it seems good to you, and if it is from the LORD
KJV: of Israel, If [it seem] good unto you, and [that it be] of the LORD
INT: If seems good is from the LORD

2 Chronicles 6:8
HEB: בַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִ֑י הֱ‍ֽטִיב֔וֹתָ כִּ֥י הָיָ֖ה
NAS: for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
KJV: for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
INT: A house my name did for become

Nehemiah 2:5
HEB: עַל־ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב וְאִם־ יִיטַ֥ב
NAS: If it please the king,
KJV: unto the king, If it please the king,
INT: and the king please and if has found

Nehemiah 2:7
HEB: עַל־ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב אִגְּרוֹת֙ יִתְּנוּ־
NAS: If it please the king,
KJV: unto the king, If it please the king,
INT: and the king please letters be given

Esther 1:19
HEB: עַל־ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֗וֹב יֵצֵ֤א דְבַר־
NAS: If it pleases the king, let a royal
KJV: If it please the king, let there go
INT: and the king pleases be issued edict

Esther 3:9
HEB: עַל־ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב יִכָּתֵ֖ב לְאַבְּדָ֑ם
NAS: If it is pleasing to the king,
KJV: If it please the king,
INT: unto the king is pleasing it be decreed they be destroyed

Esther 5:4
HEB: עַל־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ט֑וֹב יָב֨וֹא הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
NAS: If it pleases the king,
KJV: answered, If [it seem] good unto the king,
INT: and the king pleases come may the king

Esther 5:8
HEB: עַל־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ט֔וֹב לָתֵת֙ אֶת־
NAS: and if it pleases the king
KJV: of the king, and if it please the king
INT: and the king pleases to grant my petition

Esther 7:3
HEB: עַל־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ט֑וֹב תִּנָּֽתֶן־ לִ֤י
NAS: and if it pleases the king,
KJV: O king, and if it please the king,
INT: and the king pleases be given my life

Psalm 119:68
HEB: טוֹב־ אַתָּ֥ה וּמֵטִ֗יב לַמְּדֵ֥נִי חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃
KJV: Thou [art] good, and doest good; teach
INT: are good and doest good Teach your statutes

Psalm 125:4
HEB: הֵיטִ֣יבָה יְ֭הוָה לַטּוֹבִ֑ים
KJV: Do good, O LORD,
INT: good LORD who

Songs 4:10
HEB: כַלָּ֑ה מַה־ טֹּ֤בוּ דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙ מִיַּ֔יִן
KJV: [my] spouse! how much better is thy love
INT: bride How better is your love wine

Jeremiah 32:41
HEB: וְשַׂשְׂתִּ֥י עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לְהֵטִ֣יב אוֹתָ֑ם וּנְטַעְתִּ֞ים
KJV: Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant
INT: will rejoice over good plant land

Ezekiel 33:32
HEB: יְפֵ֥ה ק֖וֹל וּמֵטִ֣ב נַגֵּ֑ן וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙
KJV: voice, and can play well on an instrument:
INT: beautiful voice well and plays hear

Ezekiel 36:11
HEB: אֶתְכֶ֜ם כְּקַדְמֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם וְהֵטִֽבֹתִי֙ מֵרִאשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם
KJV: you after your old estates, and will do better [unto you] than at your beginnings:
INT: to be inhabited were formerly better the first will know

25 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2895
25 Occurrences

hê·ṭî·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
hĕ·ṭî·ḇō·ṯā — 3 Occ.
lə·hê·ṭîḇ — 1 Occ.
ṭō·ḇū — 2 Occ.
ṭō·wḇ — 11 Occ.
ṭō·w·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
ū·mê·ṭîḇ — 2 Occ.
wə·hê·ṭi·ḇō·ṯî — 1 Occ.
wə·ṭō·wḇ — 3 Occ.