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ṭōv טוֹב ‘be pleasing’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense

ṭōv v
1) to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to be pleasant, be delightful
  1a2) to be glad, be joyful
  1a3) to be better
  1a4) to be well with, be good for
  1a5) to be pleasing
 1b) (Hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly

Mentioned in Numbers 24:5, 11:18, 24:1 Deuteronomy 15:16, 5:33 Judges 9:16 1 Samuel 16:16, 16:23 1 Kings 8:18 2 Kings 10:30 Jeremiah 32:41 Ezekiel 36:11, 33:32 Psalms 119:68, 125:4 Song of Songs 4:10 Esther 3:9, 1:19, 5:4, 5:8, 7:3 Nehemiah 2:5, 2:7 1 Chronicles 13:2 2 Chronicles 6:8

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