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Lexicon :: Strong's H2895 - ṭôḇ

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טוֹב
Transliteration
ṭôḇ
Pronunciation
tobe
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 793

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: טוב.

Strong’s Definitions

טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; a primitive root, to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense:—be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, × please, (be, do, go, play) well.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H2895 in the following manner: ...well (10x), good (9x), please (6x), goodly (2x), better (2x), cheer (1x), comely (1x), do (1x), pleased (with H5869) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H2895 in the following manner: ...well (10x), good (9x), please (6x), goodly (2x), better (2x), cheer (1x), comely (1x), do (1x), pleased (with H5869) (1x).

  1. to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be pleasant, be delightful

      2. to be glad, be joyful

      3. to be better

      4. to be well with, be good for

      5. to be pleasing

    2. (Hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; a primitive root, to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense:—be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, × please, (be, do, go, play) well.
STRONGS H2895: Abbreviations
† I. טוֺב verb pleasing, good (Late Hebrew id., Hiph.; also derivatives; Arabic طابَ, medial ى, be pleasant, delightful, delicious, sweet or savoury in taste or odour, be pure and clean, cheerful, gleeful (Lane); Aramaic BaEJ, BXJ, H2868 טְאֵב, טַב, טַיֵּב and especially derivatives glad, joyful; Assyrian ṭâbu, be good, kind, acceptable, joyful, vigorous DlHWB 299) —
Qal Perfect טוֺב Numbers 11:18 + 32 times; plural טֹבוּ Numbers 24:5; Songs 4:10; (Imperfect יִיטַב from יָטַב); Infinitive absolute טוֺב Judges 11:25; construct טוֺב Jeremiah 32:39 + 6 times, כְּטוֺב Judges 16:25 Qr (Kt כי טוב); Participle טוֺב Judges 11:25; 1 Samuel 2:26; (for these forms see Bö§ 1133, 4 SS under the word; Ges recognizes only Perfects and fewer of them than above. It is often difficult to decide between verb and adjective); —
1. be pleasant, delightful, of tents of Jacob Numbers 24:5 (J E; poetry); of caresses Songs 4:10 (followed by מִיַּיִן compare)
2. be glad, joyful טוֺב לֵב Judges 16:25 (Qr), 1 Samuel 25:36; 2 Samuel 13:28; Esther 1:10 (see טוּב 2c).
3. of rank, position, claim: הֲטוֺב טוֺב אתה מבלק Judges 11:25 art thou really better than Balak?
4. טוֺב לְ be well with, good for Numbers 11:18 (J), Deuteronomy 5:30; Deuteronomy 15:16; Deuteronomy 19:13; 1 Samuel 16:16, 23; 2 Samuel 14:32; Psalm 119:71; Psalm 128:2; Jeremiah 22:15; so (that is לוֺ) Isaiah 3:10 it is well (with him); אז טוב Jeremiah 22:16 (compare Jeremiah 22:15); טוֺב אֶלֿ 1 Samuel 20:12 there is good toward David.
5. be pleasing טוֺב בְּעֵינֵי (see II. טוֺב 2 b c f) Numbers 24:1 (J) 2 Samuel 3:19, 36; 2 Samuel 15:26; 2 Samuel 19:38; אִם טוֺב בְּעֵינֵי 1 Kings 21:2; Jeremiah 40:4, 4; Zechariah 11:12; later usage is אִם טוֺב עַל if it seem good unto (so Assyrian ṭâbu eli, be pleasing unto, DlHWB 300 a), 1 Chronicles 13:2; Nehemiah 2:5, 7; Esther 1:19; Esther 3:9; Esther 5:4, 8; Esther 7:3; Esther 8:5; Esther 9:13 (compare טוֺב adjective).
Hiph. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular הֱטִיבוֺתָ 2 Chronicles 6:8, הֱטִיבֹתָ 1 Kings 8:18; 2 Kings 10:30; — do well, act right, followed by כִּי that 1 Kings 8:18 thou didst well, that it was in thine heart＝2 Chronicles 6:8; followed by infinitive with לְ 2 Kings 10:30 thou hast done well in performing what was right in mine eyes.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

11:18; 11:18; 24:1; 24:5; 24:5

Deuteronomy

5:30; 15:16; 19:13

Judges

11:25; 11:25; 11:25; 16:25; 16:25

1 Samuel

2:26; 16:16; 16:23; 20:12; 25:36

2 Samuel

3:19; 3:36; 13:28; 14:32; 15:26; 19:38

1 Kings

8:18; 8:18; 21:2

2 Kings

10:30; 10:30

1 Chronicles

13:2

2 Chronicles

6:8; 6:8

Nehemiah

2:5; 2:7

Esther

1:10; 1:19; 3:9; 5:4; 5:8; 7:3; 8:5; 9:13

Psalms

119:71; 128:2

Song of Songs

4:10; 4:10

Isaiah

3:10

Jeremiah

22:15; 22:15; 22:16; 32:39; 40:4; 40:4

Zechariah

11:12

H2895

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Strong's Number H2895 matches the Hebrew טוֹב (ṭôḇ),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:18 - وَقُلْ لِلشَّعْبِ، أَنْ يَتَقَدَّسُوا لِلْغَدِ، فَيَأْكُلُوا لَحْماً، لأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ بَكَيْتُمْ فِي أُذُنَي الرَّبِّ مُتَسَائِلِينَ: مَنْ يُطْعِمُنَا لَحْماً؟ لَقَدْ كَانَ لَنَا خَيْرٌ فِي مِصْرَ. إِنَّ الرَّبَّ سَيُعْطِيكُمْ لَحْماً فَتَأْكُلُونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:1 - وَلَمَّا رَأَى بَلْعَامُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ يُسَرُّ بِمُبَارَكَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لَمْ يَمْضِ كَالْمَرَّتَيْنِ السَّابِقَتَيْنِ لِمُلاقَاةِ الرَّبِّ، لَكِنَّهُ تَوَجَّهَ بِنَظَرِهِ نَحْوَ الصَّحْرَاءِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:5 - مَا أَجْمَلَ خِيَامَكَ يَا يَعْقُوبُ، وَمَا أَبْهَى مَسَاكِنَكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:33 - وَاسْلُكُوا فِي كُلِّ الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي أَوْصَاكُمْ بِها الرَّبُّ لِتَحْيَوْا وَتَزْدَهِرُوا وَتَمْكُثُوا طَوِيلاً فِي الأَرْضِ الَّتِي تَرِثُونَهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:16 - وَلَكِنْ إِنْ قَالَ لَكَ الْعَبْدُ: إِنَّنِي لَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتْرُكَكَ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ أَحَبَّكَ وَأَحَبَّ بَيْتَكَ وَتَمَتَّعَ بِالْخَيْرِ عِنْدَكَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:16 - فَلْيَأْمُرْ سَيِّدُنَا خُدَّامَهُ الْمَاثِلِينَ أَمَامَهُ أَنْ يَبْحَثُوا لَهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاهِرٍ فِي الْعَزْفِ عَلَى الْعُودِ، فَيَعْزِفُ أَمَامَكَ كُلَّمَا هَاجَمَكَ الرُّوحُ الرَّدِيءُ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ فَتَطِيبُ نَفْسُكَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:23 - وَحَدَثَ عِنْدَمَا هَاجَمَ الرُّوحُ الرَّدِيءُ الْمُرْسَلُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الرَّبِّ شَاوُلَ، أَنَّ دَاوُدَ تَنَاوَلَ الْعُودَ وَعَزَفَ عَلَيْهِ، فَكَانَ الْهُدُوءُ يَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى شَاوُلَ وَتَطِيبُ نَفْسُهُ وَيُفَارِقُهُ الرُّوحُ الرَّدِيءُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:18 - فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِدَاوُدَ أَبِي: ’لَقَدْ أَحْسَنْتَ إِذْ نَوَيْتَ فِي قَلْبِكَ أَنْ تَبْنِيَ لِي هَيْكَلاً،

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:30 - وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَاهُو: «مِنْ حَيْثُ إِنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتَ بِتَنْفِيذِ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ فِي عَيْنَيَّ، وَأَجْرَيْتَ عَلَى بَيْتِ آخْابَ مَا أَضْمَرْتُهُ فِي قَلْبِي، فَإِنَّ أَبْنَاءَكَ يَتَرَبَّعُونَ عَلَى عَرْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الْجِيلِ الرَّابِعِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:2 - وَقَالَ لِكُلِّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «إِنْ طَابَ لَكُمْ وَكَانَ هَذَا الأَمْرُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ، فَلْنَبْعَثْ إِلَى بَقِيَّةِ إِخْوَتِنَا الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَإِلَى الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ الْقَاطِنِينَ مَعَهُمْ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ وَمَرَاعِيهِمْ لِيَجْتَمِعُوا هُنَا،

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:8 - فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لَهُ: لَقَدْ أَحْسَنْتَ إِذْ نَوَيْتَ فِي قَلْبِكَ أَنْ تَبْنِيَ لِي هَيْكَلاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:5 - وَأَجَبْتُ الْمَلِكَ: «إِذَا طَابَ لِلْمَلِكِ، وَحَظِيَ عَبْدُكَ بِرِضَاكَ، فَإِنَّنِي أَلْتَمِسُ أَنْ تُرْسِلَنِي إِلَى يَهُوذَا، إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الَّتِي دُفِنَ فِيهَا آبَائِي فَأَبْنِيَهَا».

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:7 - وَقُلْتُ: «إِنِ اسْتَحْسَنَ الْمَلِكُ فَلْيَبْعَثْ مَعِي رَسَائِلَ إِلَى وُلاةِ عَبْرِ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ، لِيَسْمَحُوا لِي بِاجْتِيَازِ أَرَاضِيهِمْ حَتَّى أَصِلَ إِلَى يَهُوذَا،

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:19 - فَإِذَا رَاقَ لِلْمَلِكِ فَلْيُصْدِرْ أَمْراً مَلَكِيًّا، يُسَجَّلُ ضِمْنَ مَرَاسِيمِ مَادِي وَفَارِسَ الَّتِي لَا تَتَغَيَّرُ، يُحَظَّرُ فِيهِ عَلَى وَشْتِي الْمُثُولُ فِي حَضْرَةِ الْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ. وَلْيُنْعِمِ الْمَلِكُ بِمُلْكِهَا عَلَى مَنْ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:9 - فَإِنْ طَابَ لِلْمَلِكِ، فَلْيُصْدِرْ أَمْراً بِإِبَادَتِهِمْ، وَأَنَا أَدْفَعُ عَشَرَةَ آلافِ وَزْنَةٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثِ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ كِيلُو جَرَامٍ) لِلْخَزِينَةِ الْمَلَكِيَّةِ لِتَغْطِيَةِ نَفَقَاتِ ذَلِكَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:4 - فَأَجَابَتْ أَسْتِيرُ: «إِنْ طَابَ لِلْمَلِكِ فَلْيَأْتِ الْيَوْمَ، وَفِي صُحْبَتِهِ هَامَانُ، إِلَى الْمَأْدُبَةِ الَّتِي أَقَمْتُهَا لَهُ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:8 - إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ حَظِيتُ بِرِضَى الْمَلِكِ، وَإِنْ طَابَ لِلْمَلِكِ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ لِي طِلْبَتِي، فَلْيَأْتِ غَداً وَفِي صُحْبَتِهِ هَامَانُ إِلَى الْمَأْدُبَةِ الَّتِي أُقِيمُهَا لَهُمَا، وَمِنْ ثَمَّ أَرْفَعُ لَهُ طِلْبَتِي بِمُوْجِبِ أَمْرِهِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:3 - فَأَجَابَتِ الْمَلِكَةُ: «إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ حَظِيتُ بِرِضَاكَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ وَإِنْ طَابَ لِلْمَلِكِ فَإِنَّ طِلْبَتِي أَنْ تَحْفَظَ حَيَاتِي، وَسُؤْلِي أَنْ تُنْقِذَ شَعْبِي،

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:68

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68 - أَنْتَ صَالِحٌ وَمُحْسِنٌ فَعَلِّمْنِي فَرَائِضَكَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:4 - أَحْسِنْ يَا رَبُّ إِلَى الأَخْيَارِ وَإِلَى ذَوِي الْقُلُوبِ الْمُسْتَقِيمَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10 - مَا أَعْذَبَ حُبَّكِ يَا أُخْتِي يَا عَرُوسِي! لَكَمْ حُبُّكِ أَلَذُّ مِنَ الْخَمْرِ، وَأَرِيجُ أَطْيَابِكِ أَزْكَى مِنْ كُلِّ الْعُطُورِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:41 - وَأُسَرُّ بِالإِحْسَانِ إِلَيْهِمْ، وَأَغْرِسُهُمْ فِي هَذِهِ الأَرْضِ بِالْحَقِّ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِي وَنَفْسِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:32 - وَهَا أَنْتَ لَهُمْ كَقَصِيدَةِ حُبٍّ يَتَغَنَّى بِها ذُو صَوْتٍ عَذْبٍ، يُحْسِنُ الْعَزْفَ، فَيُصْغُونَ إِلَى كَلامِكَ وَلا يَعْمَلُونَ بِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:11 - وَأُكَثِّرُ عَلَيْكِ الإِنْسَانَ وَالْبَهِيمَةَ فَيَكْثُرُونَ وَيُثْمِرُونَ، فَتُصْبِحِينَ آهِلَةً كَسَالِفِ الزَّمَانِ، وَأُحْسِنُ إِلَيْكِ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَحْسَنْتُ فِي الأَيَّامِ الْغَابِرَةِ، فَتُدْرِكُونَ جَمِيعاً أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ.
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