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Strong's H2898 טוּב (tub)

Tub means “gladness” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2898 — kranion (“skull”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2898
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 31
Books 13

Strong's H2898 Quick Answer

Strong's H2898 טּוּב (tuwb) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tuwb (toob) n-m. 1. (as a noun) good, in the widest sense. i.e. beauty, gladness, welfare 2. (especially) goodness It has 31 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include good, goodness, goods, gladness, and goodness'. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tuwb (toob) n-m. 1. (as a noun) good, in the widest sense. i.e. beauty, gladness, welfare 2. (especially) goodness
Usage
31 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
good, goodness, goods, gladness, and goodness'

Meaning and Definition

tuwb (toob) n-m. 1. (as a noun) good, in the widest sense. i.e. beauty, gladness, welfare 2. (especially) goodness 3. (superlative concretely) the best [from H2895] KJV: fair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with. Root(s): H2895

Original Word
טּוּב
Transliteration
tuwb
Derivation
Root: טוב First root strongs: 2895
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2898. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

goodness

Usage: 1) goods, good things, goodness 1a) good things 1b) goods, property 1c) fairness, beauty, joy, prosperity, goodness (abstract) 1d) goodness (of taste, discernment) 1e) goodness (of God) (abstract)

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How Strong's H2898 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tuwb, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

good Genesis 45:18 11× goodness Exodus 33:19 11× goods Genesis 24:10 beauty Zechariah 9:17 gladness Deuteronomy 28:47 goodness' Psalms 25:7

How Strong's H2898 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 31 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2898 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2898 in the Old Testament

31 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 24:10 KJV

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

Genesis 45:18 KJV

And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

Genesis 45:20 KJV

Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is your's.

Usage Excerpts

First 31 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2898.

Genesis 24:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
Genesis 45:18 Old Testament, KJV
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Genesis 45:20 Old Testament, KJV
Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is your's.
Genesis 45:23 Old Testament, KJV
And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.
Exodus 33:19 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
Deuteronomy 6:11 Old Testament, KJV
And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
Deuteronomy 28:47 Old Testament, KJV
Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
2 Kings 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
Ezra 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
Nehemiah 9:25 Old Testament, KJV
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
Nehemiah 9:35 Old Testament, KJV
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
Nehemiah 9:36 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
Job 20:21 Old Testament, KJV
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
Job 21:16 Old Testament, KJV
Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Psalms 25:7 Old Testament, KJV
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
Psalms 27:13 Old Testament, KJV
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Psalms 31:19 Old Testament, KJV
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
Psalms 65:4 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Psalms 119:66 Old Testament, KJV
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Psalms 128:5 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Psalms 145:7 Old Testament, KJV
They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
Proverbs 11:10 Old Testament, KJV
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Isaiah 1:19 Old Testament, KJV
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
Isaiah 63:7 Old Testament, KJV
I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Isaiah 65:14 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Jeremiah 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
Jeremiah 31:12 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
Jeremiah 31:14 Old Testament, KJV
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
Hosea 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
Hosea 10:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
Zechariah 9:17 Old Testament, KJV
For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2898, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 7 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2898 FAQ

What does tub (טוּב) mean?

Tub (Strong's H2898) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "gladness". tuwb (toob) n-m. 1. (as a noun) good, in the widest sense. i.e. beauty, gladness, welfare 2. (especially) goodness

How many times is tub (טוּב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 31 linked usages for Strong's H2898 across 13 books.

Where can I study tub (טוּב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2898 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tub (טוּב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as good, goodness, goods, gladness, goodness', and beauty. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.