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Tov (טוב) means good in Hebrew.

It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

טוֹב
tov
adjective
In English

good

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ט

The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Tov.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מוסרי; מציג את המעשה שיש לעשותו.
    וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֶל־שָׂרַי – הִנֵּה שִׁפְחָתֵךְ בְּיָדֵךְ, עֲשִׂי־לָהּ הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינָיִךְ; וַתְּעַנֶּהָ שָׂרַי, וַתִּבְרַח מִפָּנֶיהָ.
  2. 2
    הולם לתפקידו וליעודו.
    מֵרֹב זְנוּנֵי זוֹנָה טוֹבַת חֵן, בַּעֲלַת כְּשָׁפִים; הַמֹּכֶרֶת גּוֹיִם בִּזְנוּנֶיהָ, וּמִשְׁפָּחוֹת בִּכְשָׁפֶיהָ.
  3. 3
    נעים, מסב הנאה.
    אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא, וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן; הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה, וְהַלְּבָנֹן.
  4. 4
    תואר־הפועלהיטב, באופן מספק, משביע רצון.
    לָמָּה תִשְׁקְלוּ־כֶסֶף בְּלוֹא־לֶחֶם, וִיגִיעֲכֶם בְּלוֹא לְשָׂבְעָה; שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ אֵלַי – וְאִכְלוּ־טוֹב, וְתִתְעַנַּג בַּדֶּשֶׁן נַפְשְׁכֶם.
  5. 5
    מילות קריאהמילת הסכמה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Tov is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
טוֹב
Written without vowel points
טוב
Said
tov
Root
ט־ו־ב
Pattern
קוֹל
Plural
טוֹבִים
Feminine form
טוֹבָה
Inflections
נ' טוֹבָה; ר' טוֹבִים, נ"ר טוֹבוֹת
Gematria
17

This is how Tov is said in other languages.

English
good
Arabic
طَيِّب, جَيِّد
Russian
хороший, добрый
French
bon
Spanish
bueno
German
gut
Yiddish
גוט

These words mean nearly the same as Tov.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Tov.

  • רע

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These words rhyme with Tov.

The word Tov is part of these phrases and sayings.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Tov comes from the root ט־ו־ב, like these words.

These words come before and after Tov in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Tov.

What does Tov (⁨טוב⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tov (⁨טוב⁩) means good. It is said tov, with the stress on tov.

What is a synonym for Tov (⁨טוב⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tov (⁨טוב⁩) are ⁨יאה⁩, ⁨יפה⁩, ⁨חיובי⁩, ⁨נכון⁩, ⁨ראוי⁩, and ⁨בסדר⁩.

What is the opposite of Tov (⁨טוב⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Tov (⁨טוב⁩) are ⁨רע⁩.

What rhymes with Tov (⁨טוב⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tov (⁨טוב⁩) include ⁨צהוב⁩, ⁨רוב⁩, ⁨יעקוב⁩, ⁨דוב⁩, ⁨קרוב⁩, and ⁨קרוב⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry טוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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