ט֖וֹב

𐤈𐤅𐤁

ṭôwb

is good

Positive quality, excellence, or value; conforms to an ideal standard or brings benefit. As an adjective, describes that which is pleasant, beneficial, skilled, beautiful, morally right, or desirable. As a noun, denotes a good thing, benefit, or what is desirable, or the state/condition of goodness. As an adverb, indicates acting well or successfully. The semantic range includes both moral and non-moral senses depending on context.

H2896

2 Samuel 19:38 · Word #21

Lexicon H2896

Lemmaטוֹב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤈𐤅𐤁
Transliterationṭôwb
Strong'sH2896
DefinitionPositive quality, excellence, or value; conforms to an ideal standard or brings benefit. As an adjective, describes that which is pleasant, beneficial, skilled, beautiful, morally right, or desirable. As a noun, denotes a good thing, benefit, or what is desirable, or the state/condition of goodness. As an adverb, indicates acting well or successfully. The semantic range includes both moral and non-moral senses depending on context.

Morphology HVqp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraseis good

SIBI-P1 Translation H2896-20

good

Morphological NotesAdjective, masculine singular, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe masculine singular absolute adjective directly expresses the root idea of positive quality, benefit, or desirability. "Good" preserves the broad root sense without narrowing it to a purely moral category.

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