What does טוּב (betuv) mean in the Bible?
טוּב (betuv): Goodness as concrete wellbeing and prosperity; the tangible condition of flourishing, not abstract virtue
Hebrew · H2898
טוּב
Good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best ), beauty , gladness , welfare
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טוּב H2898
Pronunciation betuv
What does טוּב (betuv) mean in the Bible?
טוּב (betuv): Goodness as concrete wellbeing and prosperity; the tangible condition of flourishing, not abstract virtue
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2898?
The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include goodness (3), the best (3), good (2), My goodness (2), and bounty (1).
Where does טוּב (betuv) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (7), Genesis (4), Nehemiah (4), Isaiah (3).
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 goodness 3× Nehemiah 9:25, Nehemiah 9:35, Psalms 145:7
the best 3× Genesis 45:18, Genesis 45:20, Isaiah 1:19
good 2× Deuteronomy 6:11, Psalms 119:66
My goodness 2× Exodus 33:19, Jeremiah 31:14
and bounty 1× Jeremiah 2:7
and gladness 1× Deuteronomy 28:47
and goodness 1× Nehemiah 9:36
good thing 1× 2 Kings 8:9
good things 1× Isaiah 63:7
goods 1× Nehemiah 9:25
her fair 1× Hosea 10:11
His goodness 1× Hosea 3:5
his prosperity 1× Job 20:21
is Your goodness 1× Psalms 31:19
lovely they will be 1× Zechariah 9:17
of good things 1× Genesis 24:10
the bounty 1× Jeremiah 31:12
the good things 1× Ezra 9:12
the goodness 1× Psalms 27:13
the prosperity 1× Psalms 128:5
their prosperity [is] 1× Job 21:16
thrive 1× Proverbs 11:10
with a glad 1× Isaiah 65:14
with the best 1× Genesis 45:23
with the goodness 1× Psalms 65:4
Your goodness 1× Psalms 25:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:10 ט֥וּב to of good things Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 45:18 טוּב֙ to the best Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 45:20 ט֛וּב to the best Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 45:23 מִטּ֣וּב to with the best Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 33:19 טוּבִי֙ to My goodness Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Deuteronomy 6:11 טוּב֮ to good Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:47 וּבְט֣וּב to and gladness Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Kings 8:9 ט֣וּב to good thing Noun - masculine singular construct Ezra 9:12 ט֣וּב to the good things Noun - masculine singular construct Nehemiah 9:25 ט֠וּב to goods Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 24:10
Aligned rows 32
Books represented 13
Genesis 4 Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 2 2 Kings 1 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 4 Job 2 Psalms 7 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 3 Hosea 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
בְּט֣וּב 3x bə·ṭūḇ Psalms 65:4, Psalms 128:5, Proverbs 11:10
ט֣וּב 3x ṭūḇ 2 Kings 8:9, Ezra 9:12, Jeremiah 31:12
ט֥וּב 2x ṭūḇ Genesis 24:10, Isaiah 1:19
טוּב֙ 2x ṭūḇ Genesis 45:18, Isaiah 63:7
טוּבְךָ֣ 2x ṭū·ḇə·ḵā Psalms 25:7, Psalms 145:7
מִטּ֣וּב 2x miṭ·ṭūḇ Genesis 45:23, Isaiah 65:14
בְּֽטוּב־ 1x bə·ṭūḇ- Psalms 27:13
בְּטוּבְךָ֥ 1x bə·ṭū·ḇə·ḵā Nehemiah 9:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 9x Genesis 24:10, Genesis 45:18, Genesis 45:20, 2 Kings 8:9
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Psalms 27:13, Psalms 65:4, Psalms 128:5, Proverbs 11:10
Noun - masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 6:11, Nehemiah 9:25, Isaiah 63:7
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 3x Psalms 25:7, Psalms 31:19, Psalms 145:7
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Job 20:21, Hosea 3:5, Zechariah 9:17
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Exodus 33:19, Jeremiah 31:14
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Genesis 45:23, Isaiah 65:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 2:7
Evidence Summary
Justice
Hebrew word. Goodness as concrete wellbeing and prosperity; the tangible condition of flourishing, not abstract virtue
Source Gloss
good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best ), beauty , gladness , welfare
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Goodness as concrete wellbeing and prosperity; the tangible condition of flourishing, not abstract virtue
good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare BDB: good things Usage: fair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
goodness, prosperity, or well-being
Showing 1 selected witness from 32 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
טוּב is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The flourishing of righteous people brings blessing to society. Proverbs 11:10
Canonical Themes
Justice
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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