Strong's Lexicon: H2895 טּוֹב

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2895
Word:	טּוֹב
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root, to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	28
Transliteration:	towb
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	tobe
Meaning:	1. be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, X please, (be, do, go, play) well
KJV Renderings:	Not listed

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BDB3304

I. טוֺב verb pleasing, good (Late Hebrew id., Hiph`il; also derivatives; Arabic [untranscribed source text 2070], medial [untranscribed source text 2071], be pleasant, delightful, delicious, sweet or savoury in taste or odour, be pure and clean, cheerful, gleeful (Lane); Aramaic [untranscribed source text 2072], [untranscribed source text 2073], טְאֵב, טַב, טַיֵּב and especially derivatives glad, joyful; Assyrian ‰âbu , be good, kind, acceptable, joyful, vigorous Dl^{HWB 299}) —

Qal Perfect טוֺב Num 11:18 + 32 t.; plural טֹבוּ Num 24:5; Song 4:10 ( Imperfect יִיטַב from יָטַב); Infinitive absolute טוֺב Judg 11:25 construct טוֺב Jer 32:39 + 6 t., כְּטוֺב Judg 16:25 Qr ( Kt כי טוב); Participle טוֺב Judg 11:25; 1Sam 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 Num 24:5 ( J E ; poetry); of caresses Song 4:10 (followed by מִיַּיִן compare)

2. be glad, joyful טוֺב לֵב Judg 16:25 ( Qr ), 1Sam 25:36; 2Sam 13:28; Esth 1:10 (see טוּב 2.c.).

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

4. טוֺב לְ be well with, good for Num 11:18 ( J ), Deut 5:30 ; Deut 15:16 ; Deut 19:13 ; 1Sam 16:16 ; 1Sam 16:23 ; 2Sam 14:32 ; Ps 119:71 ; Ps 128:2 ; Jer 22:15 so (that is לוֺ) Isa 3:10 it is well (with him); אז טוב Jer 22:16 (compare Jer 22:15 ); טוֺב אֶלֿ 1Sam 20:12 there is good toward David

5. be pleasing טוֺב בְּעֵינֵי (see II. טוֺב 2 b c f) Num 24:1 ( J ) 2Sam 3:19; 2Sam 3:36; 2Sam 15:26; 2Sam 19:38 אִם טוֺב בְּעֵינֵי 1Kgs 21:2 ; Jer 40:4 ; Jer 40:4 ; Zech 11:12 later usage is אִם טוֺב עַל if it seem good unto (so Assyrian ‰âbu eli, be pleasing unto, Dl^{HWB 300 a}), 1Chr 13:2; Neh 2:5; Neh 2:7; Esth 1:19; Esth 3:9; Esth 5:4; Esth 5:8; Esth 7:3; Esth 8:5; Esth 9:13 (compare טוֺב adjective ).

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

BDB3528

[יָטַב] verb be good, well, glad, pleasing (Aramaic יְטַב Zinjirli יטב DHM^{Sendsch. 57}) —

Qal (Perfect not in use, see טוֺב verb) Imperfect יִיטַב Gen 12:13 + 34 t., יִטַב 1Sam 24:5 + 3 t.; תִּיטַב Esth 2:4 + 2 t.; תֵּיטְבִי (incorrect for תִּיטְבִי Ges^{«GKC:70»§ 70} R) Nah 3:8 plural יִיטְבוּ Gen 34:18 for Infinitive and Participle see טוֺב —

1. be glad, joyful, לֵב Judg 18:20; Judg 19:6; Judg 19:9; 1Kgs 21:7; Ruth 3:7; Eccl 7:3.

2. be well placed, הֲתֵיטְבִי מִנּאֹ אָמוֺן Nah 3:8 art thou better placed than No of Amon?

3. impersonal with לְ, be well for or with, go well with Gen 12:13 ( J ), Gen 40:14 ( E ), Deut 4:40 ; Deut 5:16 ; Deut 5:26; Deut 6:3; Deut 6:18; Deut 12:25; Deut 12:28; Deut 22:7; 2Kgs 25:24 ; Ruth 3:1; Jer 7:23; Jer 38:20; Jer 40:9; Jer 42:6.

4. be pleasing בְּעֵינֵי Gen 34:18 ( J ), Gen 41:37; Gen 45:16 ( E ), Deut 1:23 ; Lev 10:19 ; Lev 10:20 ; Josh 22:30; Josh 22:33 ( P ), 1Sam 18:5 ; 1Sam 24:5 ; 2Sam 3:36 ; 2Sam 18:4 ; 1Kgs 3:10 ; Esth 1:21 ; Esth 2:4 (twice in verse); Esth 2:9 with לְ, be pleasing to, Ps 69:32 with לִפְנֵי (late) Neh 2:5 ; Neh 2:6; Esth 5:14.

Hiph`il Perfect הֵיטִיב Gen 12:16 ; Josh 24:20 הֵיטִב 1Sam 25:31 suffix הֵיטִ֑בְךָ Deut 30:5 הֵיטַבְתָּ Jer 1:12 הֵיטַבְתְּ Ruth 3:10, etc.; וְהִֵטבֹתִ֫י Ezek 36:11 (for הֵיטַבְתִּי as if from טוב Ges^{«GKC:70»§ 70}R); Imperfect יֵיטִיב Num 10:32 + 3 t.; יֵיטִב Prov 15:13 + 2 t.; יְיֵטִיב Job 24:21 (Ges^{«GKC:70»§ 70}R); יֵיטֵיב 1Kgs 1:47 (Ges^{«GKC:70»§ 70}R); וַיִּ֫יטֶב Exod 1:20 suffix וִיטִיבְךָ Eccl 11:9 , etc.; Imperative הֵיטִ֫יבָה Ps 51:20 הֵיטִ֫יבִי Isa 23:16 , etc.; Infinitive absolute הֵיטֵיב Jer 7:5; Jer 10:5 הֵיטֵב Gen 32:13 + 10 t.; Infinitive construct הֵיטִיב Lev 5:4 + 7 t.; הֵטִיב Jer 32:41 suffix הֵיטִיבִי Jer 32:40 , etc.; Participle מֵיטִיב 1Sam 16:17 מֵטִיב Ps 119:68 מֵטִב Ezek 33:32 , etc.; —

1. make glad, rejoice לֵב Judg 19:22 פנים Prov 15:13 the person Eccl 11:9.

2. do good to, deal well with, a person usually with preposition: with לְ, Exod 1:20 ; Josh 24:20 (both E ), Gen 12:16; Num 10:29; Num 10:32 (all J ), Judg 17:13; 1Sam 25:31; Ps 49:19; Ps 125:4 with עִם , Gen 32:10; Gen 32:13 (twice in verse); Num 10:32 (all J ), Mic 2:7 with accusative Deut 8:16; Deut 28:63; Deut 30:5; 1Sam 2:32; Jer 18:10; Jer 32:40 ; Jer 32:41; Zech 8:15; Job 24:21; Ps 51:20 absolute Ezek 36:11 opposed to הֵרַע (in prov. phrase, cannot do good or ill , = cannot do anything at all; test of deity) Zeph 1:12; Isa 41:23; Jer 10:5 .

3. do well or thoroughly: הֵטִיבוּ (כל)אשׁר דבּרוּ they have done well (all) that they have spoken Deut 5:25 ; Deut 18:17 על הרע כפים להיטיב Mic 7:3 their hands are upon the evil to do it well,i.e.diligently, thoroughly , literally make (it) good, with play on הרע; especially as auxil. followed by infinitive; דעת ׳ היט Prov 15:2 = know well; לראות Jer 1:12 see well; (לְ)נַגֵּן play well, skilfully 1Sam 16:17; Isa 23:16; Ezek 33:32; Ps 33:3 compare participle construct followed by substantive מֵטִבֵי צָ֑עַד Prov 30:29 marching well, in a stately manner, so מֵיטִבֵי לֶכֶת Prov 30:29 infinitive absolute הֵיטֵיב as adverb = thoroughly , with verbs: כתת Deut 9:21 , שׁאל Deut 13:15, דרשׁ Deut 17:4 ; Deut 19:18, באר Deut 27:8 , שׁבּר 2Kgs 11:18.

4. make a thing good, right, beautiful: with accusative of thing: the head 2Kgs 9:30 dress, trim: a lamp Exod 30:7 ( P ); מַצֵּבוֺת Hos 10:1 גֵּהָה Prov 17:22 a glad heart maketh a good cure; followed by מִן comparative, object שֵׁם 1Kgs 1:47 ( = make it more glorious then); חֶסֶד Ruth 3:10 followed by דֶּרֶךְ = course of life or action Jer 2:33 (in order to win love); amend one's ways and doings Jer 7:3; Jer 18:11 ; Jer 26:13; Jer 35:15 ׳ הֵיטֵיב תֵּיטִיבוּ אתדֿ Jer 7:5.

5. do well, right, ethically, absolute:

a. of men, Gen 4:7 (twice in verse) ( J ), Lev 5:4 ( P ), Ps 36:4; Isa 1:17; Jer 4:22; Jer 13:23.

b. of God, טוֺב מֵטִיב good and doing good Ps 119:68 so infinitive absolute as adverb הַהֵיטֵב חָרָה לך Jonah 4:4 ; Jonah 4:9 art thou rightly angry ? followed by לי Jonah 4:9. In כִּייֵֿיטִב אֶלאָֿבִי 1Sam 20:13 verb is apparently intransitive, = Qal, if it be pleasing unto my father, but Hiph`il not elsewhere in this sense; point rather יִיטַב; on this and on following אֶתֿ see We Dr.

BDB9553

ט

טְאֵב verb be good ( ᵑ7 Syriac, see Biblical Hebrew טוֺב); —

Pe Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ ט, with עַל person Dan 6:24 it was good to him = he was glad (compare בְּאֵשׁ v.Dan 6:15).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

טוב (tohv)

Numbers 11:16

KJV: And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.

EHCC: for it war well with oan -

Numbers 4:1

KJV: And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

EHCC: saw it it. was

Deuteronomy 5:33

KJV: Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

EHCC: (30).and (that) it may be well with you,

Deuteronomy 15:16

KJV: And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;

EHCC: because he is well with thee;

Deuteronomy 19:13

KJV: Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

EHCC: that it may go well with thee.

Deuteronomy 90:12

EHCC: behold, (if) there be good toward David,

Nehemiah 2:5

KJV: And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.

EHCC: 7. said unto the king, if it please the king,

Esther 1:19

KJV: If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.If it…: Heb. If it be good with the kingunto…: Heb. unto her companionfrom him: Heb. from before himbe not…: Heb. pass not away

EHCC: 17 it please (mare. good with) the king,

Esther 8:9

KJV: Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

EHCC: If if please the king,

Esther 5:4

KJV: And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

EHCC: If it seem yood unto the king,

Job 10:3

KJV: Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?work: Heb. labour

EHCC: Is it good unto thee that thou

Job 18:9

KJV: The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.

EHCC: Ja it good that he should search you out?

Song of Songs 4:10

KJV: How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

EHCC: how much better is thy love than wine!

1 Kings 8:18

KJV: And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

EHCC: thou didst well that it was

2 Kings 10:30

KJV: And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

EHCC: Because thou hast done well

2 Chronicles 6:8

KJV: But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

EHCC: thow didst well in that

Ezekiel 36:11

KJV: And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

EHCC: and will do better (unto you)

Jeremiah 32:41

KJV: Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.assuredly: Heb. in truth, or, stability

EHCC: rejoice over them to do them good,

Psalms 125:4

KJV: Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

EHCC: סת good, 0 Lord, unto (those that be)

Psalms 119:68

KJV: Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

EHCC: Thou (art) good, and dosst good,

Proverbs 30:29

KJV: There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

EHCC: Tae eee (tag) which go swell,

Strong's Lexicon

H2895 — טּוֹב