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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Proverbs 19:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
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Proverbs 19:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
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Proverbs 19:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
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Proverbs 19:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
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Proverbs 20:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
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Proverbs 21:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
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Proverbs 21:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
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Proverbs 22:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
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Proverbs 22:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
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Proverbs 24:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
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Proverbs 24:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
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Proverbs 24:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
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Proverbs 25:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
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Proverbs 25:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
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Proverbs 25:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
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Proverbs 25:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
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Proverbs 27:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
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Proverbs 27:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
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Proverbs 28:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
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Proverbs 28:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
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Proverbs 28:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
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Proverbs 31:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
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Proverbs 31:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
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Ecclesiastes 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
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Ecclesiastes 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
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Ecclesiastes 2:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
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Ecclesiastes 2:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 3:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
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Ecclesiastes 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
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Ecclesiastes 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
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Ecclesiastes 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
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Ecclesiastes 4:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
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Ecclesiastes 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
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Ecclesiastes 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
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Ecclesiastes 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
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Source alternate reference: 5.10
Ecclesiastes 5:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
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Source alternate reference: 5.17
Ecclesiastes 6:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
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Ecclesiastes 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
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Ecclesiastes 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
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Ecclesiastes 7:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences
A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
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Ecclesiastes 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
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Ecclesiastes 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
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Ecclesiastes 7:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
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Ecclesiastes 7:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
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Ecclesiastes 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
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Ecclesiastes 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 7:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
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