Strong's Concordance H2896

Original Word: טוֹב
Transliteration: ṭôwb
Phonetic Spelling: tobe
from H2895; 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, × 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).

Usages throughout the bible

Ruth 3:13 - Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; H2896 let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.

Ruth 4:15 - And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better H2896 to thee than seven sons, hath born him.

1 Samuel 1:8 - Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better H2896 to thee than ten sons?

1 Samuel 1:23 - And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; H2896 tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

1 Samuel 2:24 - Nay, my sons; for it is no good H2896 report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress.

1 Samuel 2:26 - And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour H2896 both with the LORD, and also with men.

1 Samuel 3:18 - And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. H2896

1 Samuel 8:14 - And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best H2896 of them, and give them to his servants.

1 Samuel 8:16 - And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest H2896 young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

1 Samuel 9:2 - And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: H2896 and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier H2896 person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

1 Samuel 9:10 - Then said Saul to his servant, Well H2896 said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.

1 Samuel 11:10 - Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good H2896 unto you.

1 Samuel 12:23 - Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good H2896 and the right way:

1 Samuel 14:36 - And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good H2896 unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

1 Samuel 14:40 - Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good H2896 unto thee.

1 Samuel 15:9 - But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, H2896 and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.

1 Samuel 15:22 - And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better H2896 than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15:28 - And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better H2896 than thou.

1 Samuel 16:12 - And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly H2896 to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

1 Samuel 19:4 - And Jonathan spake good H2896 of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good: H2896

1 Samuel 20:7 - If he say thus, It is well; H2896 thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

1 Samuel 24:17 - And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, H2896 whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

1 Samuel 24:18 - And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well H2896 with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

1 Samuel 24:19 - For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well H2896 away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good H2896 for that thou hast done unto me this day.

1 Samuel 25:3 - Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good H2896 understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

1 Samuel 25:8 - Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good H2896 day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

1 Samuel 25:15 - But the men were very good H2896 unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:

1 Samuel 25:21 - Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good. H2896

1 Samuel 25:30 - And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good H2896 that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;

1 Samuel 25:36 - And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry H2896 within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

1 Samuel 26:16 - This thing is not good H2896 that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.

1 Samuel 27:1 - And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better H2896 for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

1 Samuel 29:6 - Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good H2896 in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour H2896 thee not.

1 Samuel 29:9 - And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good H2896 in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

2 Samuel 2:6 - And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, H2896 because ye have done this thing.

2 Samuel 3:13 - And he said, Well; H2896 I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

2 Samuel 3:19 - And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good H2896 to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

2 Samuel 7:28 - And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness H2896 unto thy servant:

2 Samuel 10:12 - Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good. H2896

2 Samuel 11:2 - And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful H2896 to look upon.

2 Samuel 13:22 - And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good H2896 nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 13:28 - Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry H2896 with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

2 Samuel 14:17 - Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good H2896 and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.

2 Samuel 14:32 - And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good H2896 for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

2 Samuel 15:3 - And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good H2896 and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

2 Samuel 15:26 - But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good H2896 unto him.

2 Samuel 16:12 - It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good H2896 for his cursing this day.

2 Samuel 17:7 - And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good H2896 at this time.

2 Samuel 17:14 - And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better H2896 than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good H2896 counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

2 Samuel 18:3 - But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better H2896 that thou succour us out of the city.