טוֹב (tov) means “be pleasing” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: tobe Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
טוֹב · tov · be pleasing
1) to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be pleasant, be delightful 1a2) to be glad, be joyful 1a3) to be better 1a4) to be well with, be good for 1a5) to be pleasing 1b) (Hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly
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a primitive root, to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
KJV glosses: be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, [idiom] please, (be, do, go, play) well.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| you have done well | 3 |
| and in favor | 1 |
| and prosper | 1 |
| better | 1 |
| in high | 1 |
| is good | 1 |
| is merry | 1 |
| is well off | 1 |
| it pleased | 1 |
| it was good | 1 |
| lovely are | 1 |
| seemed good | 1 |
| seems good | 1 |
| so much better | 1 |
| was merry | 1 |
| we were better off | 1 |
| were merry | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| good | 4 |
| if it please | 4 |
| and if it please | 2 |
| thou didst well | 2 |
| well | 2 |
| and can play well | 1 |
| and doest good | 1 |
| and thou shalt be well | 1 |
| and was well | 1 |
| and will do better | 1 |
| are comely | 1 |
| because he is well | 1 |
| because thou hast done well | 1 |
| cheer | 1 |
| do good | 1 |
| how goodly | 1 |
| how much better | 1 |
| is it good | 1 |
| over them to do them good | 1 |
| that it may go well | 1 |
| that it pleased | 1 |
| they have made goodly | 1 |
| thou with us and we will do thee good | 1 |
| unto us the same will we do | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 44 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.
Read word by wordGod called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordto preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Read word by wordSo God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Read word by wordGod 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.
Read word by wordHe 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.
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordAnd when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
Read word by wordHow lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!
Read word by wordYou 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.
Read word by wordBut 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,
Read word by wordYou must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.
Read word by wordAre you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordAnd the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.
Read word by wordWhen 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.
Read word by wordAbner also spoke to the Benjamites. Then he went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.
Read word by wordAll the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.
Read word by wordNow 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!”
Read word by wordBut if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”
Read word by wordPlease 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.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.38
But 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.
Read word by wordSo 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.”
Read word by wordNevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
Read word by wordBut 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.
Read word by wordOn the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—
Read word by wordTaste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 34.9
I 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 52.11
Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 54.8
A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 92.2
Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Read word by wordGive thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Read word by wordGive thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Read word by wordGive thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Read word by wordIt was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
Read word by wordFor when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
Read word by wordHow delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
Read word by wordTell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
Read word by wordDoes 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.
Read word by wordHe 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.
Read word by wordBut 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.”
Read word by wordShe will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 2.9
Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
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