טֹוב S 2895, 2896, 2897 TWOT 793, 793a GK 3176, 3201, 3202, 3203, 3204 vb. pleasing, good
(
NH
id.
, Hiph.; also deriv.; Arabic
طَابَ
(
ṭāba
) med.
ى
(
y
)
be pleasant, delightful, delicious, sweet
or
savoury
in taste or odour,
be pure and clean, cheerful, happy
(Lane); Aramaic
ܛܶܐܒ
,
ܛܳܒ
(
ṭeb, ṭob
),
טְאֵב
,
טַב
,
טַיֵּב
and especially deriv.
glad, joyful;
Assyrian
ṭâbu
,
be good, kind, acceptable, joyful, vigorous
Dl
HWB 299)
—
Qal
Pf.
טֹוב
Nu 11:18
+
32 times;
pl.
טֹבוּ
Nu 24:5 Ct 4:1
0;
(Impf.
יִיטַב
from
יָטַב
);
Inf. abs.
טֹוב
Ju 11:2
5;
cstr.
טֹוב
Je 32:39
+
6 times,
כְּטֹוב
Ju 16:25
Qr
(
Kt
כי טוב
);
Pt.
טֹוב
Ju 11:25 1 S 2:2
6; (for these forms
v. Bö
§ 1133, 4 SS
s.v.;
Ges
recognises only
Pfs.
and fewer of them than above. It is often difficult to decide between
vb.
and
adj.
);—
4.
be pleasant, delightful
, of tents of Jacob
Nu 24:5
(JE; poet.); of caresses
Ct 4:10
(
sq.
מִיַּיִן
comp
.)
5.
be glad, joyful
טֹוב לֵב
Ju 16:25
(
Qr
),
1 S 25:36 2 S 13:28 Est 1:10
(
v.
טוּב
2 c
).
6.
of rank, position, claim:
הֲטֹוב טֹוב אתה מבלק
Ju 11:25
art thou really better than Balak?
7.
טֹוב לְ
be well with, good for
Nu 11:18
(
J
),
Dt 5:30
;
15:16
;
19:13 1 S 16:1
6,
23 2 S 14:32
ψ 119:71
;
128:2 Je 22:1
5; so (sc.
לֹו ) Is 3:10 it is well (with him); אז טוב Je 22:16 ( cf. v 1 5); טֹוב אֶל־ 1 S 20:12 there is good toward David. 8. be pleasing טֹוב בְּעֵינֵי ( v. II . טוֹב 2 b c f ) Nu 24:1 ( J ) 2 S 3:19 , 36 ; 15:26 ; 19:38 ; אִם טֹוב בְּעֵינֵי 1 K 21:2 Je 40:4 Zc 11:1 2; later usage is אִם טֹוב עַל if it seem good unto (so Assyrian ṭâbu eli, be pleasing unto , Dl HWB 300 a), 1 Ch 13:2 Ne 2: 5, 7 Est 1:1 9; 3:9 ; 5:4 , 8 ; 7:3 ; 8:5 ; 9:13 ( cf. טוֹב adj. ). Hiph. Pf. 2 ms. הֱטִיבֹותָ 2 Ch 6: 8, הֱטִיבֹתָ 1 K 8:18 2 K 10:3 0;— do well, act right , sq. כִּי that 1 K 8:18 thou didst well, that it was in thine heart = 2 Ch 6:8 ; sq. inf. c. לְ 2 K 10:30 thou hast done well in performing what was right in mine eyes .
• II . טֹוב S 2895, 2896, 2897 TWOT 793, 793a GK 3176, 3201, 3202, 3203, 3204 adj. pleasant, agreeable, good ( v. Lag BN 26; Aramaic טַב , Palm. טב Vog No. 81 , טבא Vog No. 75
)
—
m.
ט׳
Gn 2:12
+
22 times,
טֹובָם
Mi 7:
4;
f.
טֹובָה
Est 8:5
+
50 times,
טֹבָה
Dt 6:18
+
2 times;
cstr.
טֹובַת
Gn 26:7
+
6 times,
טֹבַת
Gn 24:1
6;
pl.
טֹובִים
Je 44:17
+
28 times;
טֹבִים
Gn 27:9
+
4 times;
cstr.
טֹובֵי
Dn 1:4
+
2 times;
pl.
טֹובֹות
Est 2:
2,
טֹבֹות
Je 24:2
+
6 times,
טֹבֹת
Gn 6:2
+
4 times;—
1.
pleasant, agreeable
to the senses:
a.
to the sight,
fair
, of daughters of men
Gn 6:2
(
J
); of a son
Ex 2:2
(
E
),
1 S 9:2 1 K 20:
3, young men (but read
herds
Ö
Th We
Qr Q erê. Kt K ethibh . Pfs. Perfects. Th O. Thenius.
• I .