Word Study · Strong's H2895 · Hebrew
טוֹב
tob
tobe
Strong's 1890 spelling: ṭôwb
“to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
Rendered in the KJV as
be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, [idiom] please, (be, do, go, play) well.
- 45occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 16 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 25inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 45 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 25
- ט֑וֹב7
- טֽוֹב׃7
- ט֥וֹב4
- ט֣וֹב3
- וְט֣וֹב2
- טוֹב֙2
- ט֖וֹב2
- הֲט֥וֹב1
- הֱֽטִיב֔וֹתָ1
- הֱטִיבֹ֔תָ1
- הֱטִיבֹ֙תָ֙1
- וְט֥וֹב1
and 13 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 20
- it was good8
- [it was] good6
- [he is] good4
- it is good4
- [it is] good3
- [is] good2
- and it will be good2
- good2
- they are good2
- you did well2
- ¿ really good1
- and he was good1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular32
- Hc/Vqq3ms3
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)3
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 2nd person masculine singular3
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular1
- question particle + adjective · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqp3ms · 32
- Hc/Vqq3ms · 3
- HR/Vqcc · 3
- HVhp2ms · 3
- HVqp3cp · 2
- HC/Aamsa · 1
- HTi/Aamsa · 1
All 45, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms10 of 45 · 22%
- Genesis7 of 45 · 16%
- 2 Samuel5 of 45 · 11%
- Numbers3 of 45 · 7%
- Deuteronomy3 of 45 · 7%
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis7 occurrences
- Genesis 1:4ט֑וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.here: [it was] good
- Genesis 1:10טֽוֹב׃tovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularGod called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.here: [it was] good
- Genesis 1:12טֽוֹב׃tovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.here: [it was] good
- Genesis 1:18טֽוֹב׃tovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularto preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.here: [it was] good
- Genesis 1:21טֽוֹב׃tovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularSo God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good.here: [it was] good
- Genesis 1:25טֽוֹב׃tovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularGod made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.here: [it was] good
- Genesis 49:15ט֔וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularHe saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.here: it was good
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 11:18ט֥וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat.here: it was good
- Numbers 24:1ט֞וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.here: it was good
- Numbers 24:5טֹּ֥בוּtouverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralHow lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!here: they are good
Deuteronomy3 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 5:33וְט֣וֹבvetovHc/Vqq3msYou must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.here: and it will be good
- Deuteronomy 15:16ט֥וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularBut if your servant says to you, ‘I do not want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your household and is well off with you,here: it has been good
- Deuteronomy 19:13וְט֥וֹבvetovHc/Vqq3msYou must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.here: and it will be good
Judges3 occurrences
- Judges 11:25הֲט֥וֹבhatovquestion particle + adjective · masculine singularAre you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?here: ¿ really good
- Judges 11:25טוֹב֙tovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAre you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?here: good
- Judges 16:25כְּט֣וֹבketovpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.here: like good
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 2:26וָט֑וֹבvatovconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularAnd the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.here: and he was good
- 1 Samuel 25:36ט֣וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularWhen Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.here: it was good
2 Samuel5 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 3:19טוֹב֙tovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAbner also spoke to the Benjamites and went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.here: it was good
- 2 Samuel 3:36טֽוֹב׃tovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAll the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.here: it was good
- 2 Samuel 13:28כְּט֨וֹבketovpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”here: when is good
- 2 Samuel 15:26ט֖וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularBut if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”here: it is good
- 2 Samuel 19:37ט֖וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularPlease let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”here: it is good
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 8:18הֱטִיבֹ֔תָhetivotaverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 2nd person masculine singularBut the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.here: you did well
- 1 Kings 21:2ט֣וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularSo Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”here: [it is] good
Psalms10 occurrences
- Psalms 34:8ט֣וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularTaste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!here: [is] good
- Psalms 52:9ט֝֗וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularI will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.here: [it is] good
- Psalms 54:6טֽוֹב׃tovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularFreely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.here: [it is] good
- Psalms 92:1ט֗וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularIt is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,here: [is] good
- Psalms 106:1ט֑וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularHallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.here: [he is] good
- Psalms 107:1ט֑וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularGive thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.here: [he is] good
- Psalms 118:1ט֑וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularGive thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.here: [he is] good
- Psalms 118:29ט֑וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularGive thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.here: [he is] good
- Psalms 119:71טֽוֹב־tov-verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularIt was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.here: it was good
- Psalms 128:2וְט֣וֹבvetovHc/Vqq3msFor when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.here: and will be good
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 22:15ט֥וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularDoes it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.here: it was well
- Jeremiah 22:16ט֑וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularHe took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.here: was well
- Jeremiah 40:4ט֨וֹבtovverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularBut now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”here: it is good
Same headword in Strong's