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טוֹב H2895

H2895 is the Hebrew word טוֹב, transliterated ṭôwb and said tobe. The King James Version most often renders it if it please.

Word: טוֹבTransliteration: ṭôwbSaid: tobeLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 30 verses

What it means

to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense.

Where it comes from

a primitive root,.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 26 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

if it please 6×good 5×well 4×didst well 2×if it seem good 2×pleased 1×how goodly 1×behold if there be good 1×because thou hast done well 1×doest good 1×comely 1×cheer 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, [idiom] please, (be, do, go, play) well.

Verses using טוֹב

All 30 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 10:29 · KJV

And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.

Numbers 11:18 · KJV

And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

Numbers 24:1 · KJV

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Numbers 24:5 · KJV

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

Deuteronomy 5:33 · KJV

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

1 Samuel 16:16 · KJV

Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

1 Samuel 16:23 · KJV

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

1 Samuel 20:12 · KJV

And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee;

1 Kings 8:18 · KJV

And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

2 Kings 10:30 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

1 Chronicles 13:2 · KJV

And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

2 Chronicles 6:8 · KJV

But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

Nehemiah 2:5 · KJV

And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.

Nehemiah 2:7 · KJV

Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;

Esther 1:19 · KJV

If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.

Esther 3:9 · KJV

If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.

Esther 5:4 · KJV

And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

Esther 5:8 · KJV

If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.

Esther 7:3 · KJV

Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

Job 10:3 · KJV

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Job 13:9 · KJV

Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?

Psalm 119:68 · KJV

Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

Psalm 125:4 · KJV

Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Proverbs 30:29 · KJV

There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

Ecclesiastes 11:9 · KJV

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

Song of Solomon 4:10 · KJV

How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

Jeremiah 32:41 · KJV

Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

Ezekiel 33:32 · KJV

And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

Ezekiel 36:11 · KJV

And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Hosea 10:1 · KJV

Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2895 mean?

H2895 is the Hebrew word טוֹב (ṭôwb), meaning to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense.

How is H2895 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it if it please (6 times), good (5 times), well (4 times), didst well (2 times), if it seem good (2 times), among others.

How many times does H2895 appear in the Bible?

טוֹב (ṭôwb) is tagged in 30 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2895 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root,.

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