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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Jeremiah 33:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
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Jeremiah 33:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
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Jeremiah 33:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
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Jeremiah 39:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.
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Jeremiah 40:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But 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.”
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Jeremiah 42:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God!”
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Jeremiah 44:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
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Jeremiah 44:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.
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Jeremiah 52:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
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Lamentations 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
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Lamentations 3:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
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Lamentations 3:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
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Lamentations 3:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
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Lamentations 3:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
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Lamentations 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.
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Lamentations 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.
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Ezekiel 17:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’
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Ezekiel 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.
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Ezekiel 20:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not live.
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Ezekiel 24:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.
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Ezekiel 31:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.
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Ezekiel 34:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
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Ezekiel 34:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?
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Ezekiel 36:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.
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Daniel 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
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Daniel 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.
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Hosea 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.
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Hosea 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Israel has rejected good; an enemy will pursue him.
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Hosea 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.
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Hosea 14:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
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Source alternate reference: 14.3
Joel 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.
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Source alternate reference: 4.5
Amos 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.
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Amos 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
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Amos 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
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Amos 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”
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Jonah 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
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Jonah 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
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Micah 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good, but calamity came down from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.
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Micah 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.
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Micah 6:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Micah 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.
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Nahum 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
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Nahum 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft.
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Zechariah 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.
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Zechariah 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”
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Zechariah 8:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”
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Malachi 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”
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