Hebrew word study

טוֹבṭôwb — to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the wi…

Pronounced “tobe”

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

Translated in the King James as: be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, please, (be, do, go, play) well.

Appears 21 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root,

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Where it appears

Numbers — 3×
Numbers 11:18Numbers 24:1Numbers 24:5
Deuteronomy — 2×
Deuteronomy 5:33Deuteronomy 15:16
Judges — 3×
Judges 11:25Judges 16:25+ 1 more in Judges
1 Samuel — 2×
1 Sam 2:261 Sam 25:36
2 Samuel — 5×
2 Sam 3:192 Sam 3:362 Sam 13:282 Sam 15:262 Sam 19:37
1 Kings — 1×
1 Ki 8:18
2 Kings — 1×
2 Ki 10:30
2 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chr 6:8
Esther — 1×
Esther 1:10
Psalms — 1×
Psalms 119:71
Song of Solomon — 1×
Song 4:10

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