What does טוֹב · עַיִן mean in the Bible?
טוֹב · עַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "good eye, generous disposition".
Hebrew · H2896, H5869
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)
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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)
What does טוֹב עַיִן (tov ayin) mean in the Bible?
טוֹב · עַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "good eye, generous disposition".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2896, H5869?
H2896, H5869 is connected to 1,462 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. good eye, generous disposition
Source Gloss
good eye, generous disposition
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 1 Aligned forms 359
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 7×
Perfect 1Sam 25:36 · 2Sam 3:19 · 2Sam 3:36 · 2Sam 15:26 · 2Sam 19:38 · Judg 16:25 · Ps 119:71 7×
Word Origins
טוֹב עַיִן is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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