What does טוֹב mean in the Bible?
טוֹב is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (transitively, do or make ) good (or well) in the widest sense".
Hebrew · H2895
טוֹב
To be (transitively, do or make ) good (or well) in the widest sense
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טוֹב H2895
What does טוֹב mean in the Bible?
טוֹב is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (transitively, do or make ) good (or well) in the widest sense".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2895?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include you have done well (3), . . . (2), and in favor (1), and prosper (1), better (1).
Where does טוֹב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 11:18. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (5), Judges (3), Numbers (3), 1 Samuel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It you have done well 3× 1 Kings 8:18, 2 Kings 10:30, 2 Chronicles 6:8
. . . 2× Judges 11:25, 2 Samuel 3:36
and in favor 1× 1 Samuel 2:26
and prosper 1× Deuteronomy 5:33
better 1× Song Of Solomon 4:10
in high 1× 1 Samuel 25:36
is good 1× 2 Samuel 19:37
is merry 1× 2 Samuel 13:28
is well off 1× Deuteronomy 15:16
it pleased 1× Numbers 24:1
It was good 1× Psalms 119:71
lovely are 1× Numbers 24:5
seemed good 1× 2 Samuel 3:19
seems good 1× 2 Samuel 15:26
so much better 1× Judges 11:25
was merry 1× Esther 1:10
we were better off 1× Numbers 11:18
were merry 1× Judges 16:25
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 11:18 ט֥וֹב to we were better off Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Numbers 24:1 ט֞וֹב to it pleased Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Numbers 24:5 טֹּ֥בוּ to lovely are Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Deuteronomy 5:33 וְט֣וֹב to and prosper Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 15:16 ט֥וֹב to is well off Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Judges 11:25 הֲט֥וֹב to so much better Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Judges 11:25 טוֹב֙ to . . . Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Judges 16:25 טוֹב to were merry Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 2:26 וָט֑וֹב to and in favor Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 25:36 ט֣וֹב to in high Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 11:18
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 11
Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 2 Judges 3 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 5 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Esther 1 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 1
Source forms
ט֥וֹב 2x ṭō·wḇ Numbers 11:18, Deuteronomy 15:16
טוֹב֙ 2x ṭō·wḇ Judges 11:25, 2 Samuel 3:19
ט֖וֹב 2x ṭō·wḇ 2 Samuel 15:26, 2 Samuel 19:37
הֲט֥וֹב 1x hă·ṭō·wḇ Judges 11:25
הֱֽטִיב֔וֹתָ 1x hĕṭî·ḇō·w·ṯā 2 Chronicles 6:8
הֱטִיבֹ֔תָ 1x hĕ·ṭî·ḇō·ṯā 1 Kings 8:18
הֱטִיבֹ֙תָ֙ 1x hĕ·ṭî·ḇō·ṯā 2 Kings 10:30
וְט֣וֹב 1x wə·ṭō·wḇ Deuteronomy 5:33
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 9x Numbers 11:18, Numbers 24:1, Deuteronomy 15:16, 1 Samuel 25:36
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular 3x 1 Kings 8:18, 2 Kings 10:30, 2 Chronicles 6:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 5:33, 1 Samuel 2:26
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x 2 Samuel 13:28, Esther 1:10
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Numbers 24:5, Song Of Solomon 4:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Judges 16:25
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute 1x Judges 11:25
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Judges 11:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be (transitively, do or make ) good (or well) in the widest sense
Source Gloss
to be (transitively, do or make ) good (or well) in the widest sense
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense BDB: pleasing Usage: be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, × please, (be, do, go, play) well.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 16
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Perfect 1Kgs 8:18 · 2Chr 6:8 · 2Kgs 10:30 3×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Perfect Deut 15:16 · Num 11:18 · Num 24:1 · Num 24:5 · Song 4:10 5×
Word Origins
טוֹב is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain