Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H2895: טוֹב

ṭôwb · pronounced tobe · “be pleasing”

Definition

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

KJV translates it as: be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, [idiom] please, (be, do, go, play) well.

Word origin: a primitive root,

Extended definition

1) to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be pleasant, be delightful
1a2) to be glad, be joyful
1a3) to be better
1a4) to be well with, be good for
1a5) to be pleasing
1b) (Hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H2895 is translated

  • it was good ×14
  • it is good ×7
  • he is good ×4
  • good ×3
  • is good ×3
  • they are good ×2
  • it will be good ×2
  • you did well ×2
  • it has been good ×1
  • really good ×1
  • he was good ×1
  • you have done well ×1

Bible verses with H2895 (ṭôwb)

Ṭôwb appears in 44 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • Genesis 1:4

    And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

  • Genesis 1:10

    And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

  • Genesis 1:12

    And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

  • Genesis 1:18

    And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

  • Genesis 1:21

    And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

  • Genesis 1:25

    And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

  • Genesis 49:15

    And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

  • Numbers 11:18

    And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the Lord will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

  • Numbers 24:1

    And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

  • Numbers 24:5

    How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

  • Deuteronomy 5:33

    Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

  • Deuteronomy 15:16

    And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;

  • Deuteronomy 19:13

    Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

  • Judges 11:25

    And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

  • Judges 16:25

    And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.

  • 1 Samuel 2:26

    And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.

  • 1 Samuel 25:36

    And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

  • 2 Samuel 3:19

    And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

  • 2 Samuel 3:36

    And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.

  • 2 Samuel 13:28

    Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

  • 2 Samuel 15:26

    But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

  • 2 Samuel 19:37

    Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.

  • 1 Kings 8:18

    And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

  • 1 Kings 21:2

    And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

  • 2 Kings 10:30

    And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

All 44 references

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