טוב

Aramaic

Verb

טוב (transliteration needed)

  1. to do/to be good

Hebrew

Root
ט־ו־ב (ṭ-w-b)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṭāb- (good). Cognate with Akkadian 𒁕𒁍𒌝 (ṭābum) and Arabic طَيِّب (ṭayyib).

Pronunciation

  1. (Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /tov/
  2. (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /toi̯v/, /tei̯v/
  3. (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /tˤøːv/, /tˤeːv/
  4. (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /tˤov/
  5. (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /tˤoːb/, [tˤoːβ]

Noun

טוֹב (tov) m

  1. goodness, fairness

Adjective

טוֹב (tov) (feminine טוֹבָה, masculine plural טוֹבִים, feminine plural טוֹבוֹת)

  1. good, fair, fine
    • Genesis 1:18, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טוֹב׃
      Va-yár' Elohím ki tov.
      and God saw that it was good.
  2. kind
Antonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Dutch: tof
  • ? German: dufte

Adverb

טוֹב (tov)

  1. well, good

Interjection

טוֹב (tov)

  1. ok, right

Etymology 2

Root
ט־ו־ב (ṭ-w-b)

Noun

טוּב (tuv) m

  1. goodness, virtue

References

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