טוֹב

Strong’s Definition

to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root,

KJV Usage

be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, [idiom] please, (be, do, go, play) well.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favorable, be happy, be right
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ṭôwb; Pronunciation: tobe