Strong's Lexicon

H2898

H2898 — טּוּב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtuwbnoun mascOccurrences: 32TWOT: 793b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2898
Word:טּוּב
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H2895
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:32
Transliteration:tuwb
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:toob
Meaning:1. (as a noun) good, in the widest sense. i.e. beauty, gladness, welfare 2. (especially) goodness 3. (superlative concretely) the best
KJV Renderings:fair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3308

טוּב noun masculine Job 20:21 good things, goods, goodness; — ׳ ט Gen 24:10 + 17 t.; suffix טוּבִי Exod 33:19; Jer 31:14 טוּבְךָ Ps 25:7 + 4 t.; טוּבוֺ Hos 3:5 + 2 t.; טוּבָהּ Neh 9:36; Jer 2:7 טוּבָם Job 21:15 — not in H P , Chronicles, Ezekiel or post-exilic prophets —

1. good things, collective, produce of the land to be eaten Gen 45:18; Gen 45:20; Gen 45:23 ( E ), Isa 1:19 ; Jer 2:7; Ezra 9:12; Neh 9:35; Neh 9:36, to be enjoyed; good things of ׳ י as given by him Hos 3:5; Jer 31:12; Jer 31:14; Ps 27:13 of house of ׳ י Ps 65:5, figurative of spiritual blessings.
2. goods, property Gen 24:10 ( J ), Deut 6:11 ; 2Kgs 8:9; Neh 9:25.
3. abstract:
a. fairness, beauty, of neck of heifer Hos 10:11 of people of ׳ י Zech 9:17 of ׳ י himself Exod 33:19 ( J E ).
b. טוּב לב(בׅ joy of heart Deut 28:47; Isa 65:14 (see I. טוֺב 2, II. ׳ ט 7).
c. prosperity Job 20:21 ; Job 21:16 of Jerusalem Ps 128:5 בְּטוּב צַדִּיקִים Prov 11:10 in the prosperity of the righteous the city rejoiceth.
d. goodness of taste, discernment Ps 119:66.
4. abstract, goodness of God:
a. in bestowing good things Neh 9:25.
b. in the salvation of his people Isa 63:7; Ps 25:7; Ps 145:7.
c. stored up for his saints Psalm Ps 31:20 .


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

טוב (toov)

Genesis 24:10

KJV: And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.for: or, and
EHCC: all the goods of his master

Genesis 45:18

KJV: And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
EHCC: 1 will give you the good of the land

Exodus 83:19

EHCC: 1 will make all my goodness pass before

Deuteronomy 6:1

KJV: Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:go: Heb. pass over
EHCC: houses full of all good (things),

Deuteronomy 28:47

KJV: Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
EHCC: joyfulness, and with gladness of heart,

2 Kings 8:9

KJV: So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben–hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?with…: Heb. in his hand
EHCC: even of every thing of Damascus,

Ezra 9:12

KJV: Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
EHCC: eat the good of the land,

Nehemiah 9:25

KJV: And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.wells: or, cisternsfruit…: Heb. tree of food
EHCC: houses full of all goods,

Job 20:21

KJV: There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.none…: or, be none left for his meat
EHCC: shall no man look for his goods.

Job 21:16

KJV: Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
EHCC: their good (is) not in their hand:

Psalms 25:7

KJV: Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.
EHCC: remember thou me for thy gooduess’ sake,

Psalms 27:13

KJV: I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
EHCC: see the goodness of the Lord

Psalms 31:19

KJV: Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
EHCC: (20). how Breat (is) thy goodness,

Psalms 65:4

KJV: Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
EHCC: fue with the goodness of thy house,

Psalms 119:66

KJV: Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
EHCC: h me good judgment

Psalms 128:5

KJV: The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
EHCC: thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem

Psalms 145:7

KJV: They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
EHCC: utter the memory of thy great goodness,

Proverbs 11:10

KJV: When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
EHCC: Lie goeth 5 with the righteous, (lit.

Isaiah 1:19

KJV: If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
EHCC: ye shall eat the good of the land:

Isaiah 63:7

KJV: I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
EHCC: great goodness toward the house of Israel,

Isaiah 65:14

KJV: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.vexation: Heb. breaking
EHCC: my servants shall sing for joy of heart,

Jeremiah 2:7

KJV: And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.a plentiful…: or, the land of Carmel
EHCC: and the goodness thereof ;

Jeremiah 81:12

EHCC: flow together to the goodness of the Lord,

Hosea 3:5

KJV: Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
EHCC: fear the Lord and his eas

Hosea 10:11

KJV: And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.her…: Heb. the beauty of her neck
EHCC: but 1 passed over upon her fr neck:

Zechariah 9:17

KJV: For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.cheerful: or, grow, or, speak
EHCC: For how great (is) his goodness,
↑ Top