Job 34:4 — Word Study
WLCמִשְׁפָּ֥ט נִבְחֲרָה־ לָּ֑נוּ נֵדְעָ֖ה בֵינֵ֣ינוּ מַה־ טּֽוֹב׃
BSALet us choosebâchar▸ [select, decide] ◂what is rightmishpâṭ [justice, judgment] let us learnyâdaʻ▸ [know, discern] togetherbêyn whatmâh is goodṭôwb [pleasant, beneficial]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| מִשְׁפָּ֥ט | justice | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| נִבְחֲרָה־ | let us choose | Verb, Qal, infinitive construct first person common plural |
| לָּ֑נוּ | for ourselves | Preposition, suffix |
| נֵדְעָ֖ה | let us recognize | Verb, Qal, infinitive construct first person common plural |
| בֵינֵ֣ינוּ | between ourselves | Suffix |
| מַה־ | what? | Pronoun |
| טּֽוֹב׃ | [is] good | Adj |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good. |
| KJV | Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. |
| ASV | Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good. |
| YLT | Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what [is] good. |
| WEB | Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good. |
| BBE | Let us make the decision for ourselves as to what is right; let us have the knowledge among ourselves of what is good. |
The translations agree on the key phrases in this verse.
The structure consists of a main clause and two subordinate phrases that elaborate on the actions being taken.







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clause
subjectטוֹב
verbבָּחַר
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Deep Study — Job 34:4
Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.
Context — Job's Discourse on Justicegenerated
Job 34:4 is part of Job's response to his friends, where he emphasizes the need to choose what is just and to learn what is good together. This verse highlights the importance of collective discernment in understanding righteousness, echoing themes found throughout the book of Job as he grapples with his suffering and the nature of divine justice.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job 34:36 | If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man. |
| 2 | Judges 19:30 | And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!” |
| 3 | Judges 20:7 | Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.” |
| 4 | 1 Corinthians 6:2–5 | Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? |
| 5 | Galatians 2:11–14 | When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 9 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — מִשְׁפָּ֥ט, mish.Patgenerated
The word מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) is a noun that means justice or judgment. It encompasses both human laws and divine decisions, indicating a verdict pronounced in legal contexts. The parsing as a masculine singular noun suggests it refers to a specific instance of judgment or justice.
This term is often associated with God's righteous judgment, as seen in various passages throughout the Hebrew Scriptures. It emphasizes the ethical and moral dimensions of justice, calling attention to the need for fairness and rectitude in human interactions.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
In this study, the verse is read from the Berean Standard Bible, which uses what is right and what is good to convey the meanings of the Hebrew terms.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The verse consists of two main clauses connected by a conjunction. The first clause, נִבְחֲרָה־ (let us choose), serves as the action, while the second clause, נֵדְעָ֖ה (let us learn), describes what follows from that choice. The structure emphasizes the collaborative nature of the decision-making process.
The Hebrew word order places the verbs at the beginning, highlighting the actions of choosing and learning as the focal points of the verse.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the Hebrew מִשְׁפָּט is translated as κρίσιν (krisin), meaning judgment. This choice reflects a focus on the judicial aspect of the term, aligning with the broader Greek understanding of justice.
The translation of נִבְחֲרָה־ as ἑλώμεθα suggests an inclusive action, emphasizing the communal aspect of the decision-making process.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 34:4 invites us to choose what is right and to learn together what is good. This verse emphasizes the importance of making decisions about justice and goodness as a community, reflecting Job's desire for understanding among his friends.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Choosing what is right involves making moral and ethical decisions based on justice and fairness, as Job encourages his friends to do.
Learning together what is good means engaging in discussions and reflections with others to discern ethical and beneficial actions.
Job emphasizes collective decision-making to highlight the importance of community in understanding justice and morality, especially in the face of suffering.
Justice is central to this verse, as it calls for a shared understanding of what is fair and right in the context of Job's discussions about his suffering.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways can I engage with others to discern what is right and just?
- How do I understand the concept of goodness in my daily life?
- What are some examples of collective decision-making in my community?
- How can I apply the principles of justice and goodness from this verse in my relationships?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
The early commentary from Gregory the Dialogist discusses the importance of choosing judgment and discerning what is best among ourselves.
Let us choose to us judgment, and let us see among ourselves what is the best. But we easily learn, by considering the words which follow, whether he sought for this judgment from humility of heart.Early Church Fathers on Job 34 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 34:4 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleLet us choose to us judgments,.... Take the part of the question or controversy in which truth and justice lie, and he doubtless has respect to the present controversy with Job; let us know among
Read John Gill on Job 34 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryLet us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. Judgment - what is right and just. Let us select, among the conflicting sentiments advanced, what will stand the test of examination.
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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleJudgment, i.e. justice and equity; judgment being oft synecdochically used for just judgment, as 19:7 32:9 . Let us not contend for victory, but only for truth and justice. This shall be my only care and business· Let us lay aside all prejudices and animosities, which I perceive have had too great an influence upon thee and thy friends, and impartially consider the naked truth and right of the muse. Let us know, i.e. let us discover or make it known one to another. What is good; who hath the best cause.
Read Matthew Poole on Job 34 →
John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 34:4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what [is] good.Ver. 4. Let us choose to us judgment] Let us summon the sobriety of our senses before our judgments; laying aside all prejudice; for, Omne iudicium a se aufert qui praeiudicium affert, He can never judge aright who comes to a cause forestalled or prepossessed. Let us know among ourselves what is good] Let us go knowingly to work, according to apparent truth; and not use cunningly devised arguments, as many ( mataeologi rather than theologi) do today in the greatest controversies of religion; and hereunto let us all contribute our best help, for the finding out of truth, and convincing of Job.
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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 4. Let us choose to us judgment] Let us not seek the applause of men, nor contend for victory. Let our aim be to obtain correct views and notions of all things; and let us labour to find out what is good.
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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges4. The word judgment means right, or, the right, the just decision in the cause under consideration, Job’s plea with God.
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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleLet us choose to us judgment - That is, let us examine and explore what is true and right.
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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible4. Choose judgment — Better, Prove the right. He proposes to bring to the touchstone of right the matter at issue between Job and his God. Compare 1 Thessalonians 5:21.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Job 34 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.
Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
Let us evaluate for ourselves what is right; let us come to know among ourselves what is good.
Tyndale line
Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good.
Let us choose for us that which is right: let us know among ourselves what is good.
Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
Let vs seeke iudgement among vs, and let vs knowe among our selues what is good.
Strictly literal
Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!
Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what [is] good.
Let us choose judgment for ourselves, || Let us know among ourselves what [is] good.
Let us choose for ourselves what is just: let us acknowledge between ourselves what is good.
Let us choose for ourselves what is just: let us discover among ourselves what is good.
From the Latin
Let us choose to us judgment, and let us see among ourselves what is the best.
Simplified
Let us discern for ourselves what is right: let us decide among ourselves what is good.
Let us make the decision for ourselves as to what is right; let us have the knowledge among ourselves of what is good.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text of Job 34:4 reads, "מִשְׁפָּ֥ט נִבְחֲרָה־ לָּ֑נוּ נֵדְעָ֖ה בֵינֵ֣ינוּ מַה־ טּֽוֹב׃" which translates to, "Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good." The Septuagint, while not providing a direct translation in this instance, shows that 6 of the 7 words from the Masoretic Text are matched in its word-by-word correspondence, indicating a strong agreement in content. However, the specific arrangement of words and articles in the Septuagint reflects its own sentence structure, which may differ from the Masoretic Text. The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Dead Sea Scrolls do not provide additional evidence for this verse, so their agreement or differences cannot be assessed here. Overall, the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint align closely in meaning, despite possible variations in wording and structure.
מִשְׁפָּ֥ט נִבְחֲרָה־ לָּ֑נוּ נֵדְעָ֖ה בֵינֵ֣ינוּ מַה־ טּֽוֹב׃
6 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Job 34:4
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) primarily means judgment or justice and encompasses various aspects such as legal rights, ordinances, and decisions. It is derived from a root meaning to pronounce a verdict, covering both human and divine law. The entries highlight its application in legal contexts, including the act of deciding cases and the attributes of justice and rectitude.
מִשְׁפָּט 422 n.m. judgment
judgment
justice, right, rectitude
ordinance
decision
one's (legal) right, privilege, due
proper, fitting, measure
custom, manner
what manner of
plan
base
H4941 מִשְׁפָּט judgment . judgment
. justice, right, rectitude
. ordinance
. decision
. one's (legal) right, privilege, due
. . proper, fitting, measure
. custom, manner
. what manner of
. plan
4941 mishpat mish-pawt'
from 8199; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable)
pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree
(human or (participant's) divine law, individual or
collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the
crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a
participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or
even a style:--+ adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime,
custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due,
fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly),
(manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order,
ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
see HEBREW for 08199
מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) — justice: judgement.
: judgement/punishment
1) judgment, justice, ordinance
1a) judgment
1a1) act of deciding a case
1a2) place, court, seat of judgment
1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges)
1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment)
1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment)
1a6) execution (of judgment)
1a7) time (of judgment)
1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)
1c) ordinance
1d) decision (in law)
1e) right, privilege, due (legal)
1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan
מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) — justice.
: justice/right/righteousness
1) judgment, justice, ordinance
1a) judgment
1a1) act of deciding a case
1a2) place, court, seat of judgment
1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges)
1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment)
1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment)
1a6) execution (of judgment)
1a7) time (of judgment)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
jus'-tis (tsedhaqah; tsedheq; dikaiosune): The original Hebrew and Greek words are the same as those rendered "righteousness." This is the common rendering, and in about half the cases where we have "just" and "justice" in the King James Version, the American Standard Revised Version has changed to "righteous" and "righteousness." It must be constantly borne in mind that the two ideas are essentially the same.
See RIGHTEOUSNESS.
1. Human Justice:
Justice had primarily to do with conduct in relation to others, especially with regard to the rights of others. It is applied to business, where just weights and measures are demanded (Le 19:35,36; De 25:13-16; Am 8:5; Pr 11:1; 16:11…
Justice
Is rendering to every one that which is his due. It has been distinguished from equity in this respect, that while justice means merely the doing what positive law demands, equity means the doing of what is fair and right in every separate case.
A principle of righteousness and equity, controlling our conduct, and securing a due regard to all the rights of others-their persons, property, character, and interests. It has to do, not with pecuniary transactions alone, but with all our intercourse with society. It forms a chief element of the character approved in God’s word; and a truly just man has but to "love mercy, and walk humbly with God," to fulfil all righteousness. Justice in magistrates, rulers, and judges, must be fearless and impartial, and all its decisions such as will bear revision before the court of heaven, De 1:16,17 2Sa 23:3 2Ch 19:6-10. Judgement is peculiarly the prerogative of God, and every earthly tribunal lies under the shadow of the "great white…
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בָּחַר (bachar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to choose or select. It encompasses actions like examining and trying, indicating both divine and human choices. The word can appear in various forms, such as being chosen or selected. It is used in contexts of making decisions, often with specific prepositions indicating the nature of the choice.
בָּחַר vb. choose
Qal
with בְּ,
divine choice
man’s choice
with אֲשֶׁר:
divine choice
man’s choice
with acc. & לְ, choose some one or something for
with acc. and מִן, choose, select from
acc.
divine choice
man’s choice
with עַל, for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction
with לְ of acc. chosen
test, try
Niph. to be chosen
Pu. chosen, selected
base
H977 בָּחַר examine, try .. examine, scrutinize, try
. prove, test, try
. to be tried, proved
. the trial has been made
977 bachar baw-khar'
a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication)
select:--acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent,
join, be rather, require.
בָּחַר (ba.char) — to choose.
1) to choose, elect, decide for
1a) (Qal) to choose
1b) (Niphal) to be chosen
1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected
V-Qal-Imperf-1cp — Verb · Qal · infinitive construct first person common pluralHVqc1cp
נוּ (nu) — us.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person plural
HR/Sp1bp — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp1bp
יָדַע (yada`) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to know,' encompassing a wide range of senses including perception, recognition, and experience. It can refer to knowing someone intimately or being skilled in a task. The word has various forms, indicating actions such as making known or being made known. Lexicons note its use in both literal and figurative contexts, but there is no significant disagreement among them.
יָדַע 943 vb. know
Qal
know, learn to know
perceive
perceive and see; find out and discern
discriminate, distinguish
know by experience
recognize, admit, acknowledge, confess
consider
not know = not expect
know a person, be acquainted with
know a person carnally, of sexual intercourse
know how, to do a thing, be able to do it
be skilful in
abs. have knowledge, be wise
Niph.
be made known, be or become known, of things
make oneself known of pers.
be perceived
be instructed
Pi. cause to know
Pu. known
Hiph. make known, declare
Hoph. made known
Hithp. make oneself known
base
H3045 יָדַע know .. . know, learn to know
. perceive
. perceive and see; find out and discern
. discriminate, distinguish
. know by experience
. recognize, admit, acknowledge, confess
. consider
. not know = not expect
. know a person, be acquainted with
. know a person carnally, of sexual intercourse
. . know how, to do a thing, be able to do it
. be skilful in
. abs. have knowledge, be wise
. . be made known, be or become known, of things
. make oneself known of pers.
. be perceived
. be instructed
. cause to know
. known
. make known, declare
. made known
. make oneself known
3045 yada` yaw-dah'
a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing);
used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally,
euphemistically and inferentially (including observation,
care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation,
punishment, etc.) (as follow):--acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted
with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware,
(un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X
could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to)
discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel,
can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause
to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have
(knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be
learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X
prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man
of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell,
יָדַע (ya.da) — to know.
1) to know
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to know
1a1a) to know, learn to know
1a1b) to perceive
1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern
1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish
1a1e) to know by experience
1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
1a1g) to consider
1a2) to know, be acquainted with
1a3) to know (a person carnally)
1a4) to know how, be skilful in
1a5) to have knowledge, be wise
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
1b2) to make oneself known
1b3) to be perceived
1b4) to be instructed
1c) (Piel) to cause to know
1d) (Poal) to cause to know
1e) (Pual)
1e1) to be known
1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare
1g) (Hophal) to be made known
1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
Aramaic equivalent: ye.da (יְדַע "to know" H3046)
V-Qal-Imperf-1cp — Verb · Qal · infinitive construct first person common pluralHVqc1cp
בַּ֫יִן (beyn) is a noun meaning 'interval' or 'space between.' It primarily functions as a preposition meaning 'between' or 'among,' and can also indicate distinctions or choices. The dual form בֵּנַ֫יִם refers specifically to the space between two entities, such as armies. The entries do not indicate any significant disagreement.
בַּ֫יִן subst. prop. interval, space between
always (exc. dual) as prep. in the interval of, between
Dual בֵּנַ֫יִם space between two armies
base
H996 בַּ֫יִן subst. prop. interval, space between . always (exc. dual) as prep. in the interval of, between
. Dual בֵּנַ֫יִם space between two armies
996 beyn bane
(sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly,
the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from 995; a
distinction; but used only as a prep, between (repeated before
each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction,
either...or:--among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), +
from (the widest), X in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
see HEBREW for 0995
בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) — between.
: between
between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between
בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) — between: among.
: among
between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between
A sub-meaning of ben (בַּ֫יִן ": between" H0996)
Prep | Suff — SuffixHAcmpc/Sp1bp
מָה (mah) is a Hebrew word primarily used as an interrogative particle meaning 'what?' or 'how?'. It can also function as an indefinite pronoun, encompassing meanings like 'anything' or 'whatever'. The word is versatile, appearing in various adverbial forms and often used with prefixes to express different nuances, such as reason or manner.
מָה, rarely מָה־, מַה־, מַהּ, מֶה, מַּ, מָ—pron.interrog. and indef. what? how? aught
interrog. what?
Used adverbially
Indef. pron.
With preps.
base
H4100 מָה, rarely מָה־, מַה־, מַהּ, מֶה, מַּ, מָ—pron. interrog. and indef. what? how? aught . interrog. what?
. Used adverbially
. Indef. pron.
. With preps.
4100 mah maw
or mah {mah}; or ma {maw}; or ma {mah}; also meh {meh}; a
primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including
how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including
how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even
relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various
adverbial or conjunctive senses:--how (long, oft, (-
soever)), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing),
whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
מָה (mah) — what?.
interr pron
1) what, how, of what kind
1a) (interrogative)
1a1) what?
1a2) of what kind
1a3) what? (rhetorical)
1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what
1b) (adverb)
1b1) how, how now
1b2) why
1b3) how! (exclamation)
1c) (with prep)
1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
1c2) because of what?
1c3) the like of what?
1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often?
1c3b) for how long?
1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indef pron
2) anything, aught, what may
Part — PronounHPi
טוֹב (tov) is a Hebrew word meaning good or pleasant, encompassing a wide range of meanings from agreeable to the senses to ethical goodness. It can function as an adjective, noun, or adverb, referring to things like welfare, happiness, and prosperity. The feminine form, טוֹבָה (tovah), specifically denotes welfare or good things.
טוֹב adj. pleasant, agreeable, good
pleasant, agreeable to the senses
pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and so agreeable, pleasing, well
good, excellent, of its kind
good, rich, valuable in estimation
good, appropriate, becoming
c. מִן compar. = better
of man's sensuous nature, glad, happy, prosperous
of man's intellectual nature, good understanding
good, kind, benign
good (ethical), right
base
טוֹב n.m. a good thing, benefit, welfare
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things
good = benefit
moral good
base
טוֹבָה n.f. welfare, benefit, good things, good
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things
bounty, good
base
H2896a טוֹב pleasant, agreeable, good . pleasant, agreeable to the senses
. pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and so agreeable, pleasing, well
. good, excellent, of its kind
. good, rich, valuable in estimation
. good, appropriate, becoming
. c. מִן compar. =better
. of man's sensuous nature, glad, happy, prosperous
. of man's intellectual nature, good understanding
. good, kind, benign
. good (ethical), right
H2896b טוֹב a good thing, benefit, welfare H2896c טוֹבָה welfare, benefit, good things, good
2896 towb tobe
from 2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used
likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine,
the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a
good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or
women), also as an adverb (well):--beautiful, best, better,
bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour,
fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s),
graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving,
merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious,
prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well
((-favoured)).
see HEBREW for 02895
טוֹב (tov) — pleasant.
adj
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
Aramaic equivalent: tav (טָב "fine" H2869)
טוֹב (tov) — good.
1) a good thing, benefit, welfare
1a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
1b) good things (collective)
1c) good, benefit
1d) moral good
טוֹבָה (to.vah) — welfare.
1) welfare, benefit, good things
1a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
1b) good things (collective)
1c) bounty
Adj — AdjHAamsa
good (Tobh, Tubh, yaTabh; agathos, agathon, kalos, kalon): In English "good" is used in various senses, most of which are represented in the Bible.
(1) In the Old Testament the commonest word is Tobh, occurring very frequently and translated in a great variety of ways. Of the different shades of meaning, which frequently run into each other, the following may be distinguished:
(a) Possessing desirable qualities, beneficial, agreeable, e.g. "good for food" (Ge 2:9); "We will do thee good" (Nu 10:29); Who will show us any good?" (Ps 4:6); "good tidings of good" (Isa 52:7).
