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

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

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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2 Chronicles 24:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
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2 Chronicles 30:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone
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2 Chronicles 30:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
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2 Chronicles 31:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
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Ezra 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.
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Ezra 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He had begun the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was upon him.
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Ezra 8:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;
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Ezra 8:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”
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Ezra 8:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.
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Ezra 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’
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Nehemiah 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”
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Nehemiah 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.
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Nehemiah 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.
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Nehemiah 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
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Nehemiah 2:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.
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Nehemiah 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
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Nehemiah 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
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Nehemiah 6:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
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Nehemiah 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
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Nehemiah 9:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.
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Nehemiah 13:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.
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Esther 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.
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Esther 1:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
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Esther 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,
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Esther 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.
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Esther 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter.
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Esther 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
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Esther 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”
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Esther 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Keep your money,” said the king to Haman. “These people are given to you to do with them as you please.”
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Esther 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.”
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Esther 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
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Esther 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.
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Esther 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
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Esther 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
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Esther 8:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
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Esther 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”
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Esther 8:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
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Esther 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”
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Esther 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another.
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Esther 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.
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Esther 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
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Job 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
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Job 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.
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Job 9:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
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Job 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
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Job 13:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?
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Job 21:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
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Job 21:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
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Job 22:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
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Job 22:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
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