טוֹב עַיִן
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) · an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) · "good" (in any sense, often as noun) · eye
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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)
עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
ἀγαθός G18 "good" (in any sense, often as noun)
ὀφθαλμός G3788 eye
What does טוֹב עַיִן (tov ayin) mean in the Bible?
טוֹב · עַיִן · ἀγαθός · ὀφθαλμός is a Hebrew word meaning "good eye, generous disposition".
Full entry for טוֹב עַיִן (H2896, H5869, G18, G3788) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 7×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain