Lexical Summary towb: pleasant, agreeable, good Original Word: טוֹבTransliteration: towb Phonetic Spelling: (tobe) Part of Speech: Adjective; verb; verb; feminine; noun masculine; noun feminine; noun feminine Short Definition: pleasant, agreeable, good Meaning: pleasant, agreeable, good Strong's Concordance beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair word, be in favor, From towb; 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, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)). see HEBREW towb Brown-Driver-Briggs H2896. towb II. טוֺב adjective pleasant, agreeable, good (see LagBN 26; Aramaic טַב, Palmyrene טב VogNo. 81, טבא VogNo. 75) — masculine ׳ט Genesis 2:12 22t., טוֺבָם Micah 7:4; feminine טוֺבָה Esther 8:5 50t., טֹבָה Deuteronomy 6:18 2t.; construct טוֺבַת Genesis 26:7 6t., טֹבַת 24:16; plural טוֺבִים Jeremiah 44:17 28t.; טֹבִים Genesis 27:9 4t.; construct טוֺבֵי Daniel 1:4 2t.; plural טוֺבוֺת Esther 2:2, טֹבוֺת Jeremiah 24:2 6t., טֹבֹת Genesis 6:2 4t.; — 1 pleasant, agreeable to the senses: a. to the sight, fair, of daughters of men Genesis 6:2 (J); of a son Exodus 2:2 (E), 1 Samuel 9:2; 1 Kings 20:3, young men (but read herds ᵐ5 Th We Klo Dr Bu) 1 Samuel 8:16; מראיהם their appearance Daniel 1:15, מראה טֹבַת Genesis 24:16; 26:7 (both J), 2 Samuel 11:2; Esther 1:11; 2:3, 7; ראי טוב 1 Samuel 16:12; תאר טוב 1 Kings 1:6; חן טובַת Nahum 3:4; מראה טוֺבוֺת Esther 2:2; מראה טוֺבֵי Daniel 1:4; לעינים טוב Ecclesiastes 11:7; בעיניו טובה fair in his eyes Esther 8:5; of mantle Joshua 7:21 (J); goodly houses Isaiah 5:9; Deuteronomy 8:12; cities 6:10; situation of city 2 Kings 2:19. b. to the taste, good, sweet, agreeable for eating למאכל Genesis 2:9; 3:6 (both J); ears of grain 41:5, 22, 24, 26 (E); figs Jeremiah 24:2-3,(twice in verse); 24:5; honey Proverbs 24:13; הטוב כְּיֵין Cant 7:10 as wine of the best sort (Hi reads כַּיַּיִן); הַטּוֺבָּה תְּנוּבָתִי Judges 9:11 my sweet fruit ("" מָתְקִי). c. to the smell, sweet-scented, of ointment Song of Solomon 1:3; הטוב קנה Jeremiah 6:20 the fragrant cane. d. of pleasant shadow of tree Hosea 4:13. 2 pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and so agreeable, pleasing, well: a. of time: טוב יום good day, festal day 1 Samuel 25:8; Esther 8:17; 9:19, 22; of feasts Zechariah 8:19; prosperous years Genesis 41:35 (E). b. of place, הנשׁים בית טוב Esther 2:9 the best part of the women's house; ׳בַּטּ לוֺ Deuteronomy 23:17, ׳בַּטּ בְּעֵינֵי Genesis 20:15 (see c f below) c. of persons, (אתה) בעיני טוב pleasing in the eyes of 1 Samuel 29:6 (twice in verse); 29:9 י בעיני ׳טוב Malachi 2:17 (compare verb 4, and f below); later לִפְנֵי Ecclesiastes 2:26 (twice in verse); 7:26; inserted in 1 Samuel 29:10 ᵐ5 We Dr; compare ׳ט עם 2:26. d. of word or message, טוֺבָה בְּשׂוֺרָה 2 Samuel 18:27 good tidings; ט ׳שְׁמוּעָה good report 1 Samuel 2:24; Proverbs 15:30; 25:25; בעתו דבר 15:23 a word in its season; טוב דבר 12:25 an agreeable word (maketh the heart glad); טוב דבר Psalm 45:2 a good theme. e. of other things, טובה דֶּרֶךְ 1 Samuel 24:20 a pleasant, prosperous journey; טוב כי מנחה Genesis 49:15 (poem); of unity of brethren נעים ומה טוב מה Psalm 133:1 how good and how pleasant it is! לְ טוב (יהיה) it shall be well for Ecclesiastes 2:3; 6:12; 8:12-13, (compare verb 3); כִּי הֲטוֺב Job 13:9 will it be advantageous that (see 5). feminine בעיני הטוב עשׂה do what is pleasing in the eyes of Genesis 16:5 (J), Judges 19:24; 1 Samuel 1:23; 3:18; 14:40; 2 Samuel 10:12> = 1 Chronicles 19:13; 2 Samuel 19:19; 19:28; 19:39; 2 Kings 10:5; 20:3 = Isaiah 38:3; 1 Chronicles 21:23 = 2 Samuel 24:22 where object of העלה; בע (ה)טוב (כל) (כ) ׳עשׂה Genesis 19:8 (J), Judges 10:15; 1 Samuel 11:10; 14:36; Esther 3:11; בע ׳ו(כ)הישׁר עשׂה (כ)הטוב) Deuteronomy 12:28; Joshua 9:25 (D), 2 Chronicles 14:1; Jeremiah 26:14, compare Esther 8:8; nouns reversed Deuteronomy 6:18; לפני והישׁר הטוֺב עשׂה2 Chronicles 31:20; בע ׳טוב in other combinations Numbers 36:6 (P), Jeremiah 40:4; והישׁר הטוב ראה 2 Kings 10:3; ט ׳דבּר 1 Kings 22:13 2 Chronicles 18:12; Numbers 10:29 (J), 1 Samuel 19:4; Esther 7:9; עדרֿע מטוב דבּר speak either good or bad Genesis 31:24, 29 (E); טוב ועד למרע 2 Samuel 13:22; טוב או רע Genesis 24:50 (J); ט ׳התנבא 1 Kings 22:8, 18 2 Chronicles 18:17; compare 1 Kings 22:13 2 Chronicles 18:12. 3 good, excellent of its kind: a. of the several creations, טוֺב כי אלהים וירא and God saw that it was good, excellent Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25 (P); והנּה עשׂה אשׁר כל מאר טוֺב 1:31 (P) God saw all that he had made, and behold it was very excellent. So b. of land, soil, fruitful, fertile: ארץ Exodus 3:8; Numbers 13:19 (both J), 14:7 (P), Deuteronomy 1:25, 35; 3:25; 4:21-22, 6:18; 8:7, 10; 9:6; 11:17; Joshua 23:16 (D), Judges 18:9; 1 Chronicles 28:8; אדמה 1 Kings 14:15; Joshua 23:13, 15 (D); הר Deuteronomy 3:25; חלקה 2 Kings 3:19, 25; שׂדה Ezekiel 17:8; נָוֶה 34:14; מרעה 1 Chronicles 4:40; Ezekiel 34:14, 18. c. of vegetation, choice, fruitful זֵיתִים 1 Samuel 8:14; עץ 2 Kings 3:19, 25; Ezekiel 31:16; טוב שׁמן 2 Kings 20:13 precious oil = Isaiah 39:2; Psalm 133:2 Ecclesiastes 7:1; of seed, טובים שׁניהם אם 11:6 whether both of them will be fruitful. d. of animals, fat בקר Genesis 18:7 (J); עזים 27:9 (J); פרות 41:26 (E); יָרֵךְ Ezekiel 24:4. e. of minerals, fine, pure זהב Genesis 2:12 (J), 2 Chronicles 3:5, 8; כֶּתֶם Lamentations 4:1; brass Ezra 8:27, soldering Isaiah 41:7. 4 good, rich, valuable in estimation: a. in quantity, טובה שׂיבה good old age Genesis 15:15 (R), 25:8 (P), Judges 8:32; 1 Chronicles 29:28; dowry Genesis 30:20 (E; many sons); treasury Deuteronomy 28:12 (from which ׳י sends blessings). b. in price, goodly, valuable: of the estimation put upon house, beast, and tithe Leviticus 27:10 (twice in verse); 27:12, 14, 33 (H); profit Proverbs 31:18; hire Ecclesiastes 4:9; הטבים מחמדי Joel 4:5 my goodly precious things. 5 good, appropriate, becoming, אשׁר טוב Ecclesiastes 7:18 (compare 5:4 below); נחלה עם חכמה טובה 7:11 wisdom is good with an inheritance (other transitive see in VB); "" יָפֶה 5:17; with עֵצָה 2 Samuel 17:7, 14 good advice; פתר טוב Genesis 40:16 (E) that he interpreted well; הדבר טוב (לא) Exodus 18:17 (E) the thing is (not) good, wise, so Deuteronomy 1:14; 1 Samuel 26:16; (ה)דבר טוב the word is good, is well said 9:10; 1 Kings 2:38, 42; 18:24; 2 Kings 20:19 = Isaiah 39:8, for which abbreviated טוב well! good! exclamation Ruth 3:13; 1 Samuel 20:7; 2 Samuel 3:13; 1 Kings 2:18; followed by כּי it is good that 2 Samuel 18:3; Ruth 2:22; Lamentations 3:27; Job 10:3 (compare 13:9 2e); with infinitive Genesis 2:18 (J), Psalm 73:28; 92:2; 147:1; Proverbs 25:27 (compare below 10); with וְ (strangely) וגו וְיָחִיל ׳טוֺב Lamentations 3:26 it is good that one wait (see יָחִיל דּוּמָם,); טוב לא נֶפֶשׁ דעת בלא Proverbs 19:2 that a soul be without knowledge is not good. 6 with מִן comparative = better, followed by infinitive Genesis 29:19 (E), Exodus 14:12 (J), Psalm 118:8; 118:9; Proverbs 16:19; 25:7; Ecclesiastes 6:9; 7:2; infinitive omitted Proverbs 21:9, 19; 25:24; מן omitted Numbers 14:3 (J; comparative only implied); with מן person Judges 15:2; Ruth 4:15; 1 Samuel 1:8; 9:2; 15:28; 1 Kings 2:32; 19:4; 2 Chronicles 21:13; Proverbs 12:9; 16:32; 19:1, 22; 27:10; 28:6; Lamentations 4:9; Esther 1:19; Ecclesiastes 4:3, 9, 13; 6:3; 7:5, 8; with מן of thing Judges 8:2; 1 Samuel 15:22; 2 Samuel 17:14; 1 Kings 21:2; 2 Kings 5:12; Hosea 2:9; Amos 6:2; Isaiah 56:5; Jonah 4:3, 8; Psalm 37:16; 63:4; 84:11; 119:72; Proverbs 3:14; 8:11, 19; 15:16-17, 16:8, 16; 17:1; 22:1; 27:5; Song of Solomon 1:2; Ecclesiastes 4:6; 7:1, 3, 8, 10; 9:4, 16, 18; followed by -מִשֶּׁ 5:4; אִם ֗֗֗ הֲ ֗֗֗ מַהטּֿוֺב is it better ... or ? Judges 9:2; אוֺ ֗֗֗ הֲטוב 18:19; אין -שֶׁ טוב Ecclesiastes 2:24 (read -מִשֶּׁ see Commentaries); מאשׁר טוב אין 3:22; אִם כִי טוב אין 3:12; 8:15; so 1 Samuel 27:1 ᵐ5 We Dr Klo Kit Bu (ᵑ0 only כי with Imperfect) 7 of man's sensuous nature, glad, happy, prosperous: לב טוב merry, glad heart Proverbs 15:15; Esther 5:9; Ecclesiastes 9:7; לב טוֺבֵי 1 Kings 8:65 2 Chronicles 7:10; וַנּהיה טובים Jeremiah 44:17 we were prosperous; similarly Psalm 112:5. 8 of man's intellectual nature, טוֺב שֵׂכֶל good understanding2 Chronicles 30:22; Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 3:4; 13:15; שֶׂכֶל טוֺבַת 1 Samuel 25:3. 9 good, kind, benign: a. of men, themselves 1 Samuel 25:15; 2 Samuel 18:27; 2 Chronicles 10:7; the eye Proverbs 22:9; טובים דברים kind words 1 Kings 12:7 2 Chronicles 10:7. b. of God, himself Nahum 1:7; 2 Chronicles 30:18; Psalm 86:5; טוב כי for he is good, kind 34:9; 100:5; 135:3; Jeremiah 33:11; חסדוֺ לעולם כי טוב כי 1 Chronicles 16:34; 2 Chronicles 5:13; 7:3; Ezra 3:11; Psalm 106:1; 107:1; 118:1; 118:29; 136:1; לְ טוב kind to 73:1; 145:9; Lamentations 3:25; על (ה)טובה יד Ezra 7:9; 8:18; Nehemiah 2:8, 18; (ה)טובה רוחךָ 9:20; Psalm 143:10; טוב כי שׁמךָ Psalm 52:11; Psalm 54:8; חסדךָ טוב כּי 69:17; 109:21; הטוב(יםׅ הדבר(ים) the good, kind word(s) spoken in promise Joshua 21:43; 23:14-15, (D), 1 Kings 8:56; Jeremiah 29:10; 33:14; Zechariah 1:13. 10 good (ethical), right: טוב מה "" what Yahweh requires Micah 6:8, "" משׁפט Job 34:4: a. of man himself "" ישׁר Micah 7:4; טוב אישׁ Proverbs 14:14; (ה)טוב(יםׅ = (the) good2 Chronicles 19:11; Psalm 125:4; Proverbs 2:28; Proverbs 12:2; 13:22; 14:19; 15:3; Ecclesiastes 9:2 (twice in verse); man's deeds דברים2 Chronicles 2:12; 19:3; מעשׂה 1 Samuel 19:4; Ecclesiastes 12:14; מעללים Ezekiel 36:31; והישׂרה הטובה דֶּרֶךְ 1 Samuel 12:23 the good and right way; (ה)טוב(הׅ (הַ)דֶּרֶךְ (the) good way 1 Kings 8:36 2 Chronicles 6:27; Isaiah 65:2; Jeremiah 6:16; Psalm 36:5; Proverbs 16:29; ונכחים טובים דבריךָ 2 Samuel 15:3 good and right is thy case; טוב דבר good thing 1 Kings 14:13; הדבר טוב לא Nehemiah 5:9; עשׂה טוב לא אשׂר Ezekiel 18:18; so of מרמה מאזני etc., Proverbs 20:23; טוב לאc. infinitive (see 5 it is not good or right to: לצדּיק ענושׁ Proverbs 17:26; שׂאת רשׁע פני 18:5; פנים הכּר 28:21; 24:23 (טוב בל). b. of God ומטיב אתה טוב Psalm 119:68; יהוה וישׁר טוב 25:8; טובים משׁפטיך 119:39; his commands מצות Nehemiah 9:13; חקים Ezekiel 20:25 (טובים לא); טוב לקח Proverbs 4:2; והטוב הרעות תצא לא עליון מפי Lamentations 3:38. III. טוֺב noun masculineJeremiah 17:6 (compare טוֺבָה noun feminine) a good thing. benefit, welfare: — ׳ט Genesis 26:29 134t.; — 1 welfare, prosperity, happiness: "" שָׁלוֺם Isaiah 52:7; Jeremiah 8:15; 14:19; רע ואם טוב אם 42:6 whether prosperity or adversity; טוב יבוא 17:6 prosperity cometh; בט ׳שׂמח Deuteronomy 26:11; 2 Chronicles 6:41; בט ׳ראה Ecclesiastes 2:1; Jeremiah 29:32; object of ראה Psalm 4:7; 34:13; Ecclesiastes 2:24; 3:13; Job 7:7; of דרשׁ Esther 10:3; of בקשׁ Psalm 122:9; מנע 84:12; Jeremiah 5:25; נתן Psalm 85:13; קוה Job 30:26; מצא Proverbs 16:20; 17:20; 18:22; 19:8; נחל 28:10; חסר Psalm 34:11; בשׂר 1 Kings 1:42; Isaiah 52:7; לט ׳חול Micah 1:12; וט ׳חכמה 1 Kings 10:7; וחסד טוב Psalm 23:6; בטוב in prosperity 25:13; Job 21:13; 36:11; Ecclesiastes 7:14; מטוב because of prosperity Zechariah 1:17; afar from happiness Psalm 39:3; כטוב Hosea 10:1; לטוב Deuteronomy 30:9; Jeremiah 15:11; לָנוּ לטוב Deuteronomy 6:24 for good to us, = for our good, 10:13 (לְךָ), Jeremiah 32:39 (לָהֶם; compare ל לרע 7:6; 25:7). 2 good things, (collective) ׳ט ברכ(ו)ת blessing of good things Psalm 21:4; Proverbs 24:25; ט ׳בָתֵּיהֶם מִלֵּא Job 22:18 filled their houses with good things; object of שׂבע Job 104:28; Proverbs 12:14; מלא Psalm 107:9; אכל Proverbs 13:2; Isaiah 55:2; לקח Hosea 14:3; בט ׳השׂביע Psalm 103:5; goods, possessions 1 Samuel 15:9. 3 good = benefit: וְלֹארָֿע טוֺב גְּמָלַתְהוּ Proverbs 31:12 she doeth him good and not evil; אַךְטֿוֺב צַדִּיקִים תַּאֲוַת 11:23 the desire of the righteous is only good; object of קבּל Job 2:10; מנע Proverbs 3:27; שׁחר 11:27; שׁלּם 13:21; עשׂה Genesis 26:29 (J), Psalm 119:65; היטיב Numbers 10:32 (J); לט ׳ערב Psalm 119:122; ט ׳חֹרְשֵׁי Proverbs 14:22 who devise good. 4 moral good, ורע טוב ידע Genesis 2:9, 17; 3:5, 22 (J), Deuteronomy 1:39; לרע טוב בין 2 Samuel 19:36; in antithesis with רע elsewhere Deuteronomy 30:15; 2 Samuel 14:17; 1 Kings 3:9; Isaiah 5:20 (twice in verse); 7:15-16, Amos 5:14-15, Micah 3:2; Psalm 34:15; 37:27; 52:5; ט ׳זנח Hosea 8:3 cast off good; טוֺב עשׂה do good Psalm 14:1; 14:3 = 53:2; 53:4; 37:3; Ecclesiastes 7:20, in 3:12 this meaning seems less fitting; read perhaps ט ׳לִרְאוֺת (Gr, see also De) and tr. to 1; ט ׳רדף Psalm 38:21 pursue good; ׳מַעְגַּלטֿ Proverbs 2:9 path of good. טוֺבָה noun feminine welfare, benefit, good things, good; — absolute ׳ט Deuteronomy 28:11 54t.; construct טוֺבַת Psalm 106:5; suffix טוֺבָתִי 16:2 etc. + 4 t. suffixes; plural טוֺבוֺת Jeremiah 12:6; טֹבוֺת 2 Kings 25:28; Jeremiah 52:32; suffix טוֺבֹתָיו Nehemiah 6:19; — 1 welfare, prosperity, happiness: "" שׁלום Deuteronomy 23:7; Jeremiah 33:9; Ezra 9:12; Lamentations 3:17; טובה יוֺם Ecclesiastes 7:14 day of prosperity; בַּלעָֿלָיךָ טוֺבָתִי Psalm 16:2 is not my welfare dependent upon thee? ט ׳תְּבוֺאָֽתְךָ Job 22:21 prosperity shall come to thee; לטובה Genesis 50:20 (E), Deuteronomy 28:11; 30:9; 2 Chronicles 18:7; Jeremiah 14:11; לטובה ולא לרעה Amos 9:4; Jeremiah 21:10; 39:16; 44:27; object of verb בקּשׁ Nehemiah 2:10; הביא Jeremiah 32:42; ראה Job 9:25; Ecclesiastes 5:17; 6:6; אבּד 9:18; בט ׳ראה Psalm 106:5; מט ׳חסר Ecclesiastes 4:8; object of אכל figurative Job 21:25 = taste happiness; of שׂבע Ecclesiastes 6:3; after על נחם Jeremiah 18:10. 2 good things (collective): a. of good words, object of דבּר 1 Samuel 25:30; 2 Samuel 7:28 = 1 Chronicles 17:26; Jeremiah 18:20; plural טובות דבּר 12:6; 52:32 = 2 Kings 25:28. b. of material possessions הט ׳ברבות Ecclesiastes 5:10 when good things increase. 3 bounty, good טוֺבָתֶ֑ךָ שְׁנַת Psalm 65:12 year of thy bounty (harvest bestowed by God), so also טובתך 68:11; ׳(ה)ט עשׂה Exodus 18:9 (E), Numbers 24:13 (JE), Judges 8:35; 9:16; 1 Samuel 24:19; 2 Samuel 2:6; 1 Kings 8:66 2 Chronicles 7:10; 24:16; Jeremiah 33:9; object of נמל 1 Samuel 24:18; שׁלּם 24:20; טובה תחת רעה Genesis 44:4 (J), 1 Samuel 25:21; Psalm 35:12; 38:21; 109:5; Proverbs 17:13; Jeremiah 18:20; ׳ט קללה תחת 2 Samuel 16:12; לט לי ׳זכר remember it for me for good Nehemiah 5:19; 13:31; לטובה Ezra 8:22; Nehemiah 2:18; Jeremiah 24:5-6, Psalm 86:17; plural טוֺבֹתָיו Nehemiah 6:19 his benefits (i.e. good deeds of Tobiah). |