Tova (טובה) means favor in Hebrew.
It can also mean fortune, good, and well being. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
favor, fortune, good, well being
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Tova.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מעשה או מתן הממלאים את רצונו של המקבל ומיטיבים עמו, עזרה הנעשית בהתנדבות.
...וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם – לָמָּה שִׁלַּמְתֶּם רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה?
- 2מצבו של אדם שטוב לו: מצב כלכלי טוב, אושר, הצלחה.
לֹא-תִדְרֹשׁ שְׁלֹמָם וְטֹבָתָם כָּל-יָמֶיךָ לְעוֹלָם.
- 3שם פרטי לנקבה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tova is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- טוֹבָה
- Written without vowel points
- טובה
- Said
- tova
- Root
- ט־ו־ב
- Pattern
- קְטוֹלָה
- Plural
- טוֹבוֹת נס' טוֹבַת־ טוֹבָתוֹ טוֹבָתָהּ
- Inflections
- ר' טוֹבוֹת נס' טוֹבַת־ טוֹבָתוֹ טוֹבָתָהּ
- Gematria
- 22
This is how Tova is said in other languages.
- English
- favor, fortune, good, well being
- French
- faveur
- Spanish
- favor
- German
- Gefallen,Gefälligkeit
These words mean nearly the same as Tova.
- חסד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tova.
The word Tova is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בטובה
- שלא בטובה
- בעל טובה
- גם זו לטובה
- דבר טובה
- דרש את טובתו
- הבא עלינו לטובה
- החזיק טובה
- הכיר טובה
- הכרת טובה
- טובת הנאה
- טובת עין
- כפוי טובה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tova comes from the root ט־ו־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Tova in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tova.
What does Tova (טובה) mean in Hebrew?
Tova (טובה) means favor, fortune, and good. It is said tova, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Tova (טובה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tova (טובה) are חסד.
What rhymes with Tova (טובה)?
Words that rhyme with Tova (טובה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Tova (טובה) masculine or feminine?
The word Tova (טובה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is טוֹבוֹת נס' טוֹבַת־ טוֹבָתוֹ טוֹבָתָהּ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry טובה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.