Tov טוֹב
| טוֹב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tov |
| Strong's number | H2896 (H2896A, H2896B, H2896C) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | pleasant |
| Occurrences | 538 in 497 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (62) |
Tov (Hebrew טוֹב, Strong's H2896) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “pleasant”. It occurs 538 times in 497 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H2896A: pleasant
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)
H2896B: good
1a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
1b) good things (collective)
1c) good, benefit
1d) moral good
H2896C: welfare
1a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
1b) good things (collective)
1c) bounty
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | good (361), better (72), well (20), goodness (16), goodly (9), best (8), fair (7), merry (7), prosperity (6), precious (4), fine (3), wealth (3), and 31 other renderings |
|---|---|
| BSB | good (176), better (39), is good (17), good things (12), prosperity (12), is better (11), he is good (9), it is better (9), beautiful (8), it is good (8), what is good (7), goodness (7), and 139 other renderings |
Topics
Verses
Tov occurs in 497 verses, listed here by reference.
Genesis (32): 1:31, 2:9, 2:12, 2:17, 2:18, 3:5, 3:6, 3:22, 6:2, 15:15, 16:6, 18:7, 19:8, 20:15, 24:16, 24:50, 25:8, 26:7, 26:29, 27:9, 29:19, 30:20, 31:24, 31:29, 40:16, 41:5, 41:22, 41:24, 41:26, 41:35, 44:4, 50:20
Exodus (5): 2:2, 3:8, 14:12, 18:9, 18:17
Leviticus (4): 27:10, 27:12, 27:14, 27:33
Numbers (7): 10:29, 10:32, 13:19, 14:3, 14:7, 24:13, 36:6
Deuteronomy (24): 1:14, 1:25, 1:35, 1:39, 3:25, 4:21, 4:22, 6:10, 6:18, 6:24, 8:7, 8:10, 8:12, 9:6, 10:13, 11:17, 12:28, 23:6, 23:16, 26:11, 28:11, 28:12, 30:9, 30:15
Joshua (7): 7:21, 9:25, 21:45, 23:13, 23:14, 23:15, 23:16
Judges (11): 8:2, 8:32, 8:35, 9:2, 9:11, 9:16, 10:15, 15:2, 18:9, 18:19, 19:24
1 Samuel (33): 1:8, 1:23, 2:24, 3:18, 8:14, 8:16, 9:2, 9:10, 11:10, 12:23, 14:36, 14:40, 15:9, 15:22, 15:28, 16:12, 16:16, 16:23, 19:4, 20:7, 20:12, 24:17, 24:18, 24:19, 25:3, 25:8, 25:15, 25:21, 25:30, 26:16, 27:1, 29:6, 29:9
2 Samuel (19): 2:6, 3:13, 7:28, 10:12, 11:2, 13:22, 14:17, 14:32, 15:3, 16:12, 17:7, 17:14, 18:3, 18:27, 19:18, 19:27, 19:35, 19:38, 24:22
1 Kings (21): 1:6, 1:42, 2:18, 2:32, 2:38, 2:42, 3:9, 8:36, 8:56, 8:66, 10:7, 12:7, 14:13, 14:15, 18:24, 19:4, 20:3, 21:2, 22:8, 22:13, 22:18
2 Kings (10): 2:19, 3:19, 3:25, 5:12, 10:3, 10:5, 20:3, 20:13, 20:19, 25:28
1 Chronicles (8): 4:40, 13:2, 16:34, 17:26, 19:13, 21:23, 28:8, 29:28
2 Chronicles (20): 3:5, 3:8, 5:13, 6:27, 6:41, 7:3, 7:10, 10:7, 12:12, 14:2, 18:7, 18:12, 18:17, 19:3, 19:11, 21:13, 24:16, 30:18, 30:22, 31:20
Ezra (6): 3:11, 7:9, 8:18, 8:22, 8:27, 9:12
Nehemiah (11): 2:5, 2:7, 2:8, 2:10, 2:18, 5:9, 5:19, 6:19, 9:13, 9:20, 13:31
Esther (20): 1:11, 1:19, 2:2, 2:3, 2:7, 2:9, 3:9, 3:11, 5:4, 5:8, 5:9, 7:3, 7:9, 8:5, 8:8, 8:17, 9:13, 9:19, 9:22, 10:3
Job (12): 2:10, 7:7, 9:25, 10:3, 13:9, 21:13, 21:25, 22:18, 22:21, 30:26, 34:4, 36:11
Psalms (58): 4:6, 14:1, 14:3, 16:2, 21:3, 23:6, 25:8, 25:13, 34:10, 34:12, 34:14, 35:12, 36:4, 37:3, 37:16, 37:27, 38:20, 39:2, 45:1, 52:3, 53:1, 53:3, 63:3, 65:11, 68:10, 69:16, 73:1, 73:28, 84:10, 84:11, 85:12, 86:5, 86:17, 100:5, 103:5, 104:28, 106:5, 107:9, 109:5, 109:21, 111:10, 112:5, 118:8, 118:9, 119:39, 119:65, 119:68, 119:72, 119:122, 122:9, 125:4, 133:1, 133:2, 135:3, 136:1, 143:10, 145:9, 147:1
Proverbs (62): 2:9, 2:20, 3:4, 3:14, 3:27, 4:2, 8:11, 8:19, 11:23, 11:27, 12:2, 12:9, 12:14, 12:25, 13:2, 13:15, 13:21, 13:22, 14:14, 14:19, 14:22, 15:3, 15:15, 15:16, 15:17, 15:23, 15:30, 16:8, 16:16, 16:19, 16:20, 16:29, 16:32, 17:1, 17:13, 17:20, 17:26, 18:5, 18:22, 19:1, 19:2, 19:8, 19:22, 20:23, 21:9, 21:19, 22:1, 22:9, 24:13, 24:23, 24:25, 25:7, 25:24, 25:25, 25:27, 27:5, 27:10, 28:6, 28:10, 28:21, 31:12, 31:18
Ecclesiastes (41): 2:1, 2:3, 2:24, 2:26, 3:12, 3:13, 3:22, 4:3, 4:6, 4:8, 4:9, 4:13, 5:5, 5:11, 5:18, 6:3, 6:6, 6:9, 6:12, 7:1, 7:2, 7:3, 7:5, 7:8, 7:10, 7:11, 7:14, 7:18, 7:20, 7:26, 8:12, 8:13, 8:15, 9:2, 9:4, 9:7, 9:16, 9:18, 11:6, 11:7, 12:14
Song of Solomon (3): 1:2, 1:3, 7:9
Isaiah (12): 5:9, 5:20, 7:15, 7:16, 38:3, 39:2, 39:8, 41:7, 52:7, 55:2, 56:5, 65:2
Jeremiah (30): 5:25, 6:16, 6:20, 8:15, 12:6, 14:11, 14:19, 15:11, 17:6, 18:10, 18:20, 21:10, 24:2, 24:3, 24:5, 24:6, 26:14, 29:10, 29:32, 32:39, 32:42, 33:9, 33:11, 33:14, 39:16, 40:4, 42:6, 44:17, 44:27, 52:32
Lamentations (7): 3:17, 3:25, 3:26, 3:27, 3:38, 4:1, 4:9
Ezekiel (8): 17:8, 18:18, 20:25, 24:4, 31:16, 34:14, 34:18, 36:31
Hosea (4): 4:13, 8:3, 10:1, 14:2
Joel (1): 3:5
Amos (4): 5:14, 5:15, 6:2, 9:4
Micah (4): 1:12, 3:2, 6:8, 7:4
Zechariah (3): 1:13, 1:17, 8:19
Malachi (1): 2:17
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).