tov H2896

טוֹב (tov) means “pleasant” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

טוֹב Hebrew · H2896 538 tagged occurrences in 497 verses

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Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2896A

טוֹב · tov · pleasant

adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) Aramaic equivalent: tav (טָב "fine" H2869)

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TBESH · H2896B

טוֹב · tov · good

1) a good thing, benefit, welfare 1a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 1b) good things (collective) 1c) good, benefit 1d) moral good

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TBESH · H2896C

טוֹבָה · to.vah · welfare

1) welfare, benefit, good things 1a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 1b) good things (collective) 1c) bounty

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H2895 (טוֹב); 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)

KJV glosses: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).

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How translators render H2896

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
good	99
better	29
the good	23
is good	21
is better	14
what is good	11
it is better	10
he is good	9
it is good	9
for good	7
a good	6
and good	6
it pleases	6
it was good	5
well	5
are good	4
beautiful	4
either good	4
kind	4
the good things	4
what was good	4
with good	4
with good things	4
and glad	3
and prosperity	3
favorably	3
good thing	3
goodness	3
in prosperity	3
the best	3
was good	3
and ripe	2
and the precious	2
anything good	2
are favorable	2
at a ripe	2
but a good	2
good has come	2
good things	2
handsome	2
his prosperity	2
is fair	2
is it better	2
is more precious	2
kindly	2
of fine	2
of good	2
of the good	2
prosperity	2
satisfaction	2
seems good	2
sound	2
success	2
the goodness	2
the gracious	2
the well-being	2
this good	2
your prosperity	2
a better	1
a generous man	1
a good thing	1
abundantly	1
am pleasing	1
and	1
and a handsome	1
and at a ripe	1
and because the gracious	1
and best	1
and better	1
and choice	1
and feel better	1
and good things	1
and handsome	1
and it pleases	1
and it seems right	1
and my good	1
and rich	1
and since the gracious	1
and splendid	1
and the good	1
and your best	1
anyone they please	1
are better	1
are kind	1
are you better	1
as	1
as good	1
as it is for the good	1
as pleasing	1
as you please	1
as you wish	1
be better	1
beautiful child	1
beneficial	1
better is	1
better off	1
better than	1
but a cheerful	1
but better	1
but prosperity	1
by a noble	1
cheerful	1
choice	1
do	1
does it please	1
even from speaking good	1
favor	1
fine	1
fit	1
for a good purpose	1
for beautiful	1
for the good and the bad	1
for the gracious	1
for their own good	1
for your own good	1
from your bounty	1
gain rich	1
good is	1
good it is	1
good tidings	1
goodness find	1
happiness	1
he is favorable	1
healthier	1
his abundant	1
i was better off	1
in a good	1
in good	1
in goodness	1
is a good	1
is best	1
is better off	1
is gracious	1
is more delightful	1
is pleasant	1
is pleasing	1
is pure	1
is so beautiful	1
is the good	1
it is a good	1
it is like fine	1
it is pleasant	1
it is well	1
it seems good	1
it went well	1
it went well with him	1
it will be well	1
it would be better	1
it would have been better	1
joyful	1
like the finest	1
may your good	1
more beautiful	1
more than good	1
my finest	1
my good	1
of a feast	1
of enjoyment	1
of his pleasing	1
of my bounty	1
of prosperity	1
of your goodness	1
only good	1
or prosperity	1
or prosperity from them	1
or sweet	1
pleasant	1
plump	1
prosper	1
right	1
right to you	1
ripe	1
she is more	1
she was an intelligent	1
should good	1
than fine	1
that it may go well	1
that saved	1
that we may always be prosperous	1
the beautiful	1
the best of them is	1
the better	1
the good man	1
the man who pleases	1
the prosperity	1
the pure	1
the upright	1
to be good	1
to good	1
to one who pleases	1
to the best	1
to this good work	1
to those who are good	1
tobiahs good deeds	1
unharmed	1
us graciously	1
very well	1
vvv	1
was favorable	1
well-being	1
were beautiful	1
what prosperity is	1
what seems good	1
whatever is good	1
whatever seems good	1
whatever you want	1
when good things	1
whether high	1
whether it is good	1
who is better	1
who is good	1
who is pleasing	1
who were better	1
will be well	1
with a cheerful	1
with favor	1
with fine	1
with prosperity	1
with rich	1
with your bounty	1
worthwhile	1
would it be well	1
you and is better	1
you must be bringing good	1
you prefer	1
your best	1
your good	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
good	160
better	55
not good	19
the good	18
for good	14
well	13
a good	11
and good	10
no good	8
in a good	7
of good	6
with good	6
and a good	4
and not for good	4
every good	4
fair	4
goodly	4
that good	4
between good	3
for all the goodness	3
him good	3
nothing better	3
the best	3
all the good	2
and goodly	2
and the precious	2
either good	2
fairer	2
for the good	2
from off the good	2
if it please	2
if it seem good	2
kindly	2
me good	2
thee good	2
them the good	2
this goodness	2
a goodlier	1
according to all the good	1
according to all the goodness	1
according to the good	1
according to the goodness	1
all the fair	1
also thy good	1
and a goodly	1
and a pleasant	1
and beautiful	1
and best	1
and better	1
and by the good	1
and cheerful	1
and fair	1
and glad	1
and merry	1
and my good	1
and on every good	1
and prosperity	1
and the good	1
and the sweet	1
and was in favour	1
and were well	1
and with a glad	1
and your goodliest	1
any good	1
are better	1
as all good	1
as it liketh	1
at ease	1
be joyful	1
beautiful	1
behold how good	1
best	1
but a good	1
but he that is of a merry	1
but it shall not be well	1
but no good	1
but well	1
fair words	1
favour	1
for a good	1
for better	1
for our good	1
for the goodness	1
for thy good	1
from good	1
from off this good	1
graciously	1
hath no better thing	1
he that hath a bountiful	1
his good deeds	1
how good	1
how much better	1
if thou be kind	1
in every good	1
in goodness	1
in goods	1
in prosperity	1
in unto that good	1
in wealth	1
into a good	1
is better	1
is merry	1
is the most	1
it a good	1
it be good	1
it is well	1
it shall be well	1
it whether it be good	1
it with fine	1
like the best	1
like the precious	1
like these good	1
loving	1
me according to the good	1
merry	1
more than good	1
my good	1
my goodly	1
my goodness	1
neither good	1
nor their prosperity	1
not better	1
not i better	1
of all his good	1
of all the good	1
of any good	1
of fine	1
of goodness	1
of prosperity	1
of the good	1
of the wellfavoured	1
of those good	1
of thy good	1
of thy goodness	1
only good	1
or their wealth	1
out of this good	1
over thee for good	1
pleasant	1
pleased	1
pleasing	1
pleasure	1
prosperity	1
ready	1
shall be with the good	1
shall have good	1
surely goodness	1
than precious	1
that goodly	1
that is better	1
that it shall be well	1
the goodliest	1
the wealth	1
the welfare	1
thee for it a better	1
thee into a good	1
thee not this good	1
thee which is better	1
them in a good	1
there are good	1
thereby good	1
this good	1
thou any thing better	1
thou good	1
through prosperity	1
thy good	1
to her as it pleaseth thee	1
to him that which shall seem good	1
to him what shall seem good	1
to the good	1
unto a good	1
unto good	1
unto him let there be fair	1
unto the best	1
unto thee his good	1
upon all them for good	1
upon them all the good	1
upon them for good	1
was good	1
was merry	1
went well	1
were better	1
were it not better	1
were merry	1
when good	1
when goods	1
where it liketh him best	1
where it pleaseth	1
whether it be good	1
which was good	1
whoso pleaseth	1
with a merry	1
with fine	1
with goodness	1
with pleasure	1
with thy goodness	1
with us yea it shall be that what goodness	1
yea better	1
you from off this good	1
you good	1
you the good	1
you this kindness	1

Verses containing H2896

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Genesis 1:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
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Genesis 2:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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Genesis 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.
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Genesis 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
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Genesis 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
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Genesis 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
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Genesis 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
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Genesis 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
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Genesis 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
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Genesis 15:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
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Genesis 16:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
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Genesis 18:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
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Genesis 19:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
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Genesis 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”
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Genesis 24:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.
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Genesis 24:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
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Genesis 25:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
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Genesis 26:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
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Genesis 26:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”
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Genesis 27:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he loves.
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Genesis 29:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”
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Genesis 30:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.
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Genesis 31:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
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Genesis 31:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
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Genesis 40:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
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Genesis 41:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
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Genesis 41:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.
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Genesis 41:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
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Genesis 41:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.
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Genesis 41:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
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Genesis 44:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
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Genesis 50:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
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Exodus 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.
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Exodus 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
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Exodus 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”
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Exodus 18:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.
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Exodus 18:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
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Leviticus 27:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.
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Leviticus 27:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priest shall set its value, whether high or low; as the priest values it, the price will be set.
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Leviticus 27:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD, then the priest shall value it either as good or bad. The price will stand just as the priest values it.
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Leviticus 27:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He must not inspect whether it is good or bad, and he shall not make any substitution. But if he does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute shall become holy; they cannot be redeemed.’”
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Numbers 10:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”
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Numbers 10:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”
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Numbers 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?
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Numbers 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?”
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Numbers 14:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land.
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Numbers 24:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I must speak whatever the LORD says.
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Numbers 36:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father.
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Deuteronomy 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And you answered me and said, “What you propose to do is good.”
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Deuteronomy 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”
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