טוֹב (ṭôwb) — Be Better
Hebrew word study: טוֹב (ṭôwb), Strong's H2895. to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
KJV translation words: be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, [idiom] please, (be, do, go, play) well.
Strong's H2895 is tagged on 45 words in 44 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:4 and last appears in Zechariah 11:12.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 44)
- Genesis 1:4 — טוֹב — it was good
- Genesis 1:10 — טוֹב — it was good
- Genesis 1:12 — טוֹב — it was good
- Genesis 1:18 — טוֹב — it was good
- Genesis 1:21 — טוֹב — it was good
- Genesis 1:25 — טוֹב — it was good
- Genesis 49:15 — טוֹב — it was good
- Numbers 11:18 — טוֹב — it was good
- Numbers 24:1 — טוֹב — it was good
- Numbers 24:5 — טֹּבוּ — they are good
- Deuteronomy 5:33 — וְטוֹב — and it will be good
- Deuteronomy 15:16 — טוֹב — it has been good
- Deuteronomy 19:13 — וְטוֹב — and it will be good
- Judges 11:25 — הֲטוֹב — ¿ really good
- Judges 16:25 — כְּטוֹב — like good
- 1 Samuel 2:26 — וָטוֹב — and he was good
- 1 Samuel 25:36 — טוֹב — it was good
- 2 Samuel 3:19 — טוֹב — it was good
- 2 Samuel 3:36 — טוֹב — it was good
- 2 Samuel 13:28 — כְּטוֹב — when is good
- 2 Samuel 15:26 — טוֹב — it is good
- 2 Samuel 19:37 — טוֹב — it is good
- 1 Kings 8:18 — הֱטִיבֹתָ — you did well
- 1 Kings 21:2 — טוֹב — it is good
- 2 Kings 10:30 — הֱטִיבֹתָ — you have done well
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2870 טָבְאֵל (ṭâbᵉʼêl), H2886 טַבְרִמּוֹן (Ṭabrimmôwn), H2896 טוֹב (ṭôwb), H2898 טוּב (ṭûwb).
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What does ṭôwb (H2895) mean?
To be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense.
How is H2895 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2895 as: be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, [idiom] please, (be, do, go, play) well..
How often does טוֹב (ṭôwb) appear?
Strong's H2895 is tagged on 45 words in 44 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:4 and last appears in Zechariah 11:12.
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