Strong's Definition
a primitive root, to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
KJV Usage: be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, X please, (be, do, go, play) well
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
טוֹב (tov) — be pleasing. 1) to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be pleasant, be delightful 1a2) to be glad, be joyful 1a3) to be better 1a4) to be well with, be good for 1a5) to be pleasing 1b) (Hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · טוּב · טֹוב · טֹובָה
Good | verb qal
to be good = state in which objects are of a high quality and/or a pleasure to look at
GEN 1:4 · GEN 1:10 · GEN 1:12 · GEN 1:18 · GEN 1:21 · GEN 1:25 · GEN 49:15 · NUM 24:5
Just | verb qal
to be good = state in which humans and deities have character and integrity
PSA 34:9 · PSA 106:1 · PSA 107:1 · PSA 118:1 · PSA 118:29
Right | verb qal
to be right = state in which events are well-performed, morally and ethically correct, and beneficial to others
NUM 24:1 · 2SA 3:19 · 2SA 15:26 · 2SA 19:38 · 1KI 21:2 · PSA 54:8 · PSA 92:2 · PSA 119:71 · SNG 4:10 · JER 40:4 · ZEC 11:12
Right | verb hif
to do well literally: to make right; hence: = action by which humans perform their activities in such a way that they are well-performed, morally and ethically correct, and beneficial to others
Rejoice | verb qal
Collocation: לֵב טוב
to be in high spirits, to be merry literally: (one's) heart is good; hence: = state in which humans are in high spirits, ◄ usually under the influence of alcohol
1 JDG 16:25 MT-K כיטוב | MT-Q כְּטֹוב
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
טוֹב vb. pleasing, good Qal be pleasant, delightful
be glad, joyful
of rank, position, claim: art thou really better than Balak?
be well with, good for
be pleasing
Hiph. do well, act right
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