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

Page 6 of 10. 497 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Job 30:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
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Job 34:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
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Job 36:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
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Psalms 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
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Source alternate reference: 4.7
Psalms 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
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Psalms 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
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Psalms 16:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
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Psalms 21:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
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Source alternate reference: 21.4
Psalms 23:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
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Psalms 25:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
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Psalms 25:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
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Psalms 34:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
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Source alternate reference: 34.11
Psalms 34:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
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Source alternate reference: 34.13
Psalms 34:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
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Source alternate reference: 34.15
Psalms 35:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
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Psalms 36:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
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Source alternate reference: 36.5
Psalms 37:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
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Psalms 37:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
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Psalms 37:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
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Psalms 38:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
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Source alternate reference: 38.21
Psalms 39:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
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Source alternate reference: 39.3
Psalms 45:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
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Source alternate reference: 45.2
Psalms 52:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
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Source alternate reference: 52.5
Psalms 53:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
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Source alternate reference: 53.2
Psalms 53:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
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Source alternate reference: 53.4
Psalms 63:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
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Source alternate reference: 63.4
Psalms 65:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.
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Source alternate reference: 65.12
Psalms 68:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
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Source alternate reference: 68.11
Psalms 69:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
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Source alternate reference: 69.17
Psalms 73:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
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Psalms 73:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
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Psalms 84:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
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Source alternate reference: 84.11
Psalms 84:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
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Source alternate reference: 84.12
Psalms 85:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
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Source alternate reference: 85.13
Psalms 86:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
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Psalms 86:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
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Psalms 100:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
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Psalms 103:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
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Psalms 104:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
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Psalms 106:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance.
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Psalms 107:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
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Psalms 109:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
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Psalms 109:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
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Psalms 111:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
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Psalms 112:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
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Psalms 118:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
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Psalms 118:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
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Psalms 119:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
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Psalms 119:65 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
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Psalms 119:68 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
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