Strong's H2896 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: טוֹב (ṭôwb)

Pronunciation: tobe

POS: tobe Morph: a

Exegesis: from ;

Definition: from 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); 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).

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).

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. adj
• 2. 1) good, pleasant, agreeable
• 3. 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
• 4. 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
• 5. 1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
• 6. 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
• 7. 1e) good, appropriate, becoming
• 8. 1f) better (comparative)
• 9. 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
• 10. 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
• 11. 1i) good, kind, benign
• 12. 1j) good, right (ethical)
• 13. n m
• 14. 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
• 15. 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
• 16. 2b) good things (collective)
• 17. 2c) good, benefit
• 18. 2d) moral good
• 19. n f
• 20. 3) welfare, benefit, good things
• 21. 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
• 22. 3b) good things (collective)
• 23. 3c) bounty

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G18
• GREEK G19
• GREEK G19
• GREEK G39
• GREEK G227
• GREEK G228
• GREEK G701
• GREEK G791
• GREEK G957
• GREEK G1343
• GREEK G1588
• GREEK G2234
• GREEK G2908
• GREEK G2909
• GREEK G4096
• GREEK G5485
• GREEK G5543
• GREEK G5544
• GREEK G5611

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