2 Chronicles 18:12:122 Chr.18.12.W12TAB
ט֖וֹב
tov
“good or favorable”
- Transliteration
- TOV
- Extended
- TOHV
- IPA
- /ˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- good or favorable
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TOV
- phraseyour reading level
pe-e-KHAD TOV
- clause
ve-ha-mal-AKH a-sher-ha-LAKH lik-RO le-mi-KHAI-hu di-BER e-LAV le-MOR hi-NE div-RE han-ne-vi-IM pe-e-KHAD TOV el-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-ha-mal-AKH a-sher-ha-LAKH lik-RO le-mi-KHAI-hu di-BER e-LAV le-MOR hi-NE div-RE han-ne-vi-IM pe-e-KHAD TOV el-ha-ME-lekh vi-hi-NA de-var-KHA ke-a-KHAD me-HEM ve-dib-BAR-ta TOV
Exegesis
The construct chain divrei hanneviim peh-echad tov el-hammelekh {דִּבְרֵי הַנְּבִאִים פֶּה־אֶחָד טוֹב אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | dib·rê han·nə·vî·ʾîm pē·ʾə̆·ḥā·ḏ tōv ʾel·ham·mê·leḵ} ‘the words of the prophets with one mouth good to the king’ conveys unanimous proclamation of favor toward the monarch.
The jussive expression vi-hi-na de-varekha ke-akhad mehem {וִיהִי־נָא דְבָרְךָ כְּאַחַד מֵהֶם | wî·hī·nā də·wā·re·kā kə·ʾă·ḥăḏ mê·hem} ‘and please let your word be like one of them’ issues a polite request, while ve-dibarta tov {וְדִבַּרְתָּ טּוֹב | wə·dib·bâr·tā tōv} ‘and you shall speak good’ urges conformity. The Hebrew sequence—from topic identification to unanimous declaration to entreaty—structures the messenger’s persuasive appeal.
Root and etymology
t-v-btet-vav-bet
“good, pleasant”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:12
The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the prophets speak with one voice in favor of the king. Let your word align with theirs, and speak favorably.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 18:12, so the Hebrew word ט֖וֹב (tov) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.18.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.12.W12.S1) and character.