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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Psalms 119:72 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
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Psalms 119:122 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
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Psalms 122:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
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Psalms 125:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
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Psalms 133:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
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Psalms 133:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
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Psalms 135:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
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Psalms 136:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.
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Psalms 143:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
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Psalms 145:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
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Psalms 147:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
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Proverbs 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
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Proverbs 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
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Proverbs 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
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Proverbs 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
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Proverbs 3:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
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Proverbs 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
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Proverbs 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
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Proverbs 8:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.
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Proverbs 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
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Proverbs 11:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
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Proverbs 12:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
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Proverbs 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
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Proverbs 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
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Proverbs 12:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
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Proverbs 13:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
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Proverbs 13:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
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Proverbs 13:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
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Proverbs 13:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
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Proverbs 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
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Proverbs 14:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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Proverbs 14:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
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Proverbs 15:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
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Proverbs 15:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
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Proverbs 15:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
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Proverbs 15:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
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Proverbs 15:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!
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Proverbs 15:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
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Proverbs 16:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
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Proverbs 16:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
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Proverbs 16:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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Proverbs 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
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Proverbs 16:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
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Proverbs 16:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
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Proverbs 17:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
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Proverbs 17:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
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Proverbs 17:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
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Proverbs 17:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
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Proverbs 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
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Proverbs 18:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
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