טוֹב
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)
Strong’s Definition
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)
Etymology & Derivation
from H2895 (טוֹב);
KJV Usage
beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.(adj) good, pleasant, agreeable
- 2.pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
- 3.welfare, prosperity, happiness
- 4.welfare, prosperity, happiness
- 5.good things (collective)
- 6.good things (collective)
- 7.pleasant (to the higher nature)
- 8.good, excellent (of its kind)
- 9.good, benefit
- 10.bounty
- 11.(n m) a good thing, benefit, welfare
- 12.moral good
- 13.good, rich, valuable in estimation
- 14.good, appropriate, becoming
- 15.(n f) welfare, benefit, good things
- 16.better (comparative)
- 17.glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
- 18.good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
- 19.good, kind, benign
- 20.good, right (ethical)
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: ṭôwb; Pronunciation: tobe