Strongs Number: H2895
- Hebrew Word
- טוֹב
- Transliteration
- ṭôwb
- Phonetic
- tobe
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
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A primitive {root} to be (transitively do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
- BDB Definition
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1. to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right
a. (Qal)
1. to be pleasant, be delightful
2. to be glad, be joyful
3. to be better
4. to be well with, be good for
5. to be pleasing
b. (Hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly
- Origin
- Bible Usage
- be (do) {better} {cheer} be ({do} seem) {good} ({make}) {goodly} X-(idiom) {please} ({be} {do} {go} play) well.