בַטּֽוֹב׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בַטּֽוֹב׃

   va-TOV

   in the good or in goodness
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יִשְׂמְח֥וּ בַטּֽוֹב׃

   yis-me-KHU va-TOV

   let them rejoice in the good or in goodness
3. clause🔊 כֹּהֲנֶ֜יךָ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ תְשׁוּעָ֔ה וַחֲסִידֶ֖יךָ יִשְׂמְח֥וּ בַטּֽוֹב׃

   ko-ha-NE-kha ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM yil-be-SHU te-shu-A va-kha-si-DE-kha yis-me-KHU va-TOV

   your priests LORD God let them be clothed with salvation and your faithful ones let them rejoice in the good or in goodness
4. sentence🔊 וְעַתָּ֗ה קוּמָ֞ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ לְֽנוּחֶ֔ךָ אַתָּ֖ה וַאֲר֣וֹן עֻזֶּ֑ךָ כֹּהֲנֶ֜יךָ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ תְשׁוּעָ֔ה וַחֲסִידֶ֖יךָ יִשְׂמְח֥וּ בַטּֽוֹב׃

   ve-a-TA ku-MA ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM le-nu-KHE-kha a-TA va-a-RON u-ZE-kha ko-ha-NE-kha ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM yil-be-SHU te-shu-A va-kha-si-DE-kha yis-me-KHU va-TOV

   and now arise LORD God to your resting place you and the ark of your strength your priests LORD God let them be clothed with salvation and your faithful ones let them rejoice in the good or in goodness

Exegesis

The noun teshuah {תְשׁוּעָה | tə-šû-ʿāh} ‘salvation’ functions as the object of the clothing metaphor, while batov {בַטּוֹב | baṭ-ṭôv} ‘in the good’ specifies the divine blessing. English structure preserves these parallel pleas and emphasizes communal liturgical petition.

Root and etymology

ṭ-v-b🔊 ט־ו־בtet–vav–bet

“good, pleasant”

• 🔊 טוֹבָהtovahgoodnessPsalm 23:6