טוֹב וְיָשָׁר
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) · straight (literally or figuratively)
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טוֹב H2896 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)
יָשָׁר H3477 straight (literally or figuratively)
What does טוֹב וְיָשָׁר (tov veyashar) mean in the Bible?
טוֹב · יָשָׁר is a Hebrew word meaning "good and right, pleasing and proper".
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