הַ/טּוֹבִ֥ים

𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌

hatovim

who were better

from טוֹב; 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, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).

H2896

2 Chronicles 21:13 · Word #19

Lexicon H2896

Lemmaטוֹב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤈𐤅𐤁
Transliterationṭôwb
Strong'sH2896
In-contextwho were better

Morphology HTd/Aampa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H2896-08

the good ones

Rootטוב (ṭ-w-b)
Core Meaningsgoodness, pleasantness, benefit, well-being, prosperity
Semantic Rangegood, beneficial, pleasant, agreeable, morally upright, prosperous, fitting, beautiful; as a substantive, good people or good things.
Conceptual Significanceטוֹב is foundational in biblical theology, first appearing in Genesis 1 to describe creation as "good." It expresses alignment with God’s intended order, moral uprightness, and experiential well-being, often contrasting with evil (רַע).
Morphological NotesAdjective from טוֹב with prefixed definite article הַ; masculine plural absolute form (-ִים). Used substantivally to denote good persons or good things in the masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe form הַטּוֹבִים is the definite masculine plural of the adjective טוֹב, functioning substantivally. "The good ones" preserves the core sense of goodness/benefit from the root טוב while accurately reflecting the definite article and masculine plural morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root טוב (goodness, pleasantness, benefit, well-being, prosperity)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2896-01 batov in the goodness
H2896-02 batovah in the goodness
H2896-03 betov in goodness

Word Usage (565 occurrences of H2896)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:4 ט֑וֹב tov was good
Genesis 1:10 טֽוֹב tov good
Genesis 1:12 טֽוֹב tov good