טוֹב (tov) is
a Hebrew adjective
meaning a good thing. It appears
565 times
in 35 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2896).
Also rendered
pleasant
good
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 793a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 793a)a good thing, benefit, welfare; prosperity, happiness; good; moral good; pleasant, agreeable; pleasing, well; excellent; rich, valuable; appropriate, becoming; better; glad, happy, prosperous; good understanding; kind, benign…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
טוֹבnoun, masculine: a good thing, benefit, welfare
1.welfare, prosperity, happiness
2.good things
3.good = benefit
4.moral good
טוֹבadjective: pleasant, agreeable, good
1.pleasant, agreeable to the senses
2.pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, pleasing, well
3.good, excellent, of its kind
4.good, rich, valuable in estimation
5.good, appropriate, becoming
6.better
7.glad, happy, prosperous
8.good understanding
9.good, kind, benign
10.good (ethical), right
Strong's H2896טוֹב: 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) KJV:beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 793: טוֹבṭôb — pleasing, good; be pleasant, delightful, be glad, joyful, be well with, good for; do well, act right; be, do, make; be better, cheer, goodly, well