טוּב
ṭûwb · H2898 · Hebrew · 32 occurrences
Meanings
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goodness, fairness, beauty
State in which objects are of a high quality and/or a pleasure to look at
ExamplesHosea 10:11 Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh, And I passed over her lovely neck; I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, Jacob will harrow for himself.
Zechariah 9:17 For how great will their loveliness and beauty be! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the virgins.
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good things, bounty
Objects that are considered of a good quality and attractive to the eye
ExamplesGenesis 24:10 Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and went out with a variety of good things of his master’s in his hand; so he set out and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Genesis 45:18 and take your father and your households and come to me; and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’
Genesis 45:20 ‘And do not concern yourselves with your property, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
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goodness
State in which humans and deities have character, integrity, and good fortune
ExamplesExodus 33:19 And He said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion to whom I will show compassion.”
Nehemiah 9:25 “They captured fortified cities and a fertile land. They took possession of houses full of every good thing, Carved out cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, Fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled and put on fat, And lived luxuriously in Your great goodness.
Nehemiah 9:35 “But they, in their own kingdom, With Your great goodness which You gave them, With the broad and rich land which You placed before them, Did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.
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joy, gladness
Literally: goodness of heart; hence: state in which humans are in high spirits
ExamplesDeuteronomy 28:47 “Since you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and a cheerful heart, in gratitude for the abundance of all things,
Isaiah 65:14 “Behold, My servants will shout joyfully with a glad heart, But you will cry out from a painful heart, And you will wail from a broken spirit.
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good, right
State in which events are well-performed, morally and ethically correct, and beneficial to others
ExamplesPsalm 119:66 Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.
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prosperity, well-being
Literally: goodness; state in which people go through a time of relative prosperity
ExamplesJob 20:21 “Nothing remains for him to devour, Therefore his prosperity does not endure.
Job 21:16 “Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The advice of the wicked is far from me.
Psalm 128:5 The LORD bless you from Zion, And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
29 occurrences in 17 groups
- ךָyour 5
- אֶרֶץland, earth, ground 4
- הוּhis 3
- Other words · 14 groups that occur once or twice (17) 17
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
3 occurrences in 4 groups
- גָּדוֹלgreat, large 1
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 1
- צָפַןto lurk 1
- רַבmany, great 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- מַשָּׂאburden, oracle 1
- קָדוֹשׁholy 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- חוּלto tremble, to writhe 1
What is done to itIt is the object
7 occurrences in 4 groups
- אָכַלto eat, to devour 4
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 1
- עָבַרto pass 1
- שָׂבַעto be satiated 1
Second object ofSecond object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לָמַדto teach, to learn 1
What it is said to bePredicate
4 occurrences in 2 groups
- יָדhand, power 2
- מָהwhat?, why? 2
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
13 occurrences in 5 groups
- בin/on/with 12
- מִןfrom 4
- אֵלto, toward 3
- מַעַןfor the sake of, so that 2
- עַלon, upon, over, against 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- רַבmany, great 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- חֶדְוָה chedvâh · H2304 · joy, happiness
- Both words denote joy and gladness; The second word is glossed "joy, happiness."
In the other Testament 2 words
- ἀγαθός agathós · G18 · good, goodness, good act
- Greek ἀγαθός is the standard lexical equivalent for Hebrew טוּב across its core semantic range of moral goodness, beneficial quality, and positive evaluation.
- ἀγαθωσύνη agathōsýnē · G19 · good, goodness, good act
- ἀγαθωσύνη (agathōsýnē, G19) ἀγαθωσύνη denotes goodness as a quality or virtue (abstract noun form), while טוּב (ṭûwb, H2898) טוּב encompasses a broader semantic range including the adjective 'good,' concrete good things, gladness, and welfare; both share the core concept of moral/beneficial goodness, with the Greek term specifically abstracting that quality as a noun of state.
Semantic domains 6 entries
- Good002001001031
- טוּב names goodness or good things generally, as the variety of good things the servant carried on his journey to find Isaac a wife (Genesis 24:10).
- Objects001
- The word can denote concrete good things or possessions, as the best produce of the land promised to Jacob's family (Genesis 45:18, 20).
- Just002001002016
- The noun shares the adjective's association with justness, a rightness of conduct or condition.
- Rejoice002001002022
- טוּב can also denote gladness or joy, the pleasant feeling that flows from goodness and favorable circumstance.
- Right002001003013
- The word further carries a sense of moral rightness, paralleling its adjectival relative.
- Safe002003003019
- In some contexts the noun conveys well-being and security, things going well for a person or people.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2898. tub טוּב noun masculineJob 20:21 good things, goods, goodness; — ׳ט Gen 24:10 Gen…
טוּב noun masculineJob 20:21 good things, goods, goodness; — ׳ט Gen 24:10 Gen 24:17t.; suffix טוּבִי Exo 33:19; Jer 31:14; טוּבְךָ Psa 25:7 Psa 25:4t.; טוּבוֺ Hos 3:5 Hos 3:2t.; טוּבָהּ Neh 9:36; Jer 2:7; טוּבָםJob 21:15; — not in H P, Chronicles, Ezekiel or post-exilic prophets —
1 good things, collective, produce of the land to be eaten Gen 45:18, Gen 45:20, Gen 45:23 (E), Isa 1:19; Jer 2:7; Ezr 9:12; Neh 9:35-36, to be enjoyed; good things of ׳י as given by him Hos 3:5; Jer 31:12, Jer 31:14; Psa 27:13; of house of ׳י Psa 65:5, figurative of spiritual blessings.
2 goods, property Gen 24:10 (J), Deu 6:11; 2Ki 8:9; Neh 9:25. 3 abstract:
a. fairness, beauty, of neck of heifer Hos 10:11; of people of ׳י Zec 9:17; of ׳י himself Exo 33:19 (JE).
b. לב(בׅ טוּב joy of heart Deu 28:47; Isa 65:14 (see I. טוֺב
2, II. ׳ט 7).
c. prosperity Job 20:21; Job 21:16; of Jerusalem Psa 128:5; צַדִּיקִים בְּטוּב Pro 11:10 in the prosperity of the righteous the city rejoiceth.
d. goodness of taste, discernment Psa 119:66.
4 abstract, goodness of God:
a. in bestowing good things Neh 9:25.
b. in the salvation of his people Isa 63:7; Psa 25:7; Psa 145:7.
c. stored up for his saints Psalm Psa 31:20.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 6 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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