Genesis 2:12:4Gen.2.12.W4TAB
ט֑וֹב
tov
“good”
- Transliteration
- TOV
- Extended
- TOHV
- IPA
- /ˈtoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- good
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
- clause
u-za-HAV ha-A-rets ha-HI TOV
- sentence
u-za-HAV ha-A-rets ha-HI TOV SHAM ha-be-DO-lakh ve-E-ven ha-sho-HAM
Exegesis
The noun phrase haarets hahi {הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִוא | hā-ʾā-reṣ ha-hî} ‘that land’ establishes the setting, followed by the adjective tov {ט֑וֹב | ṭôv} ‘good’, forming an equative clause.
Root and etymology
t-v-btet–vav–bet
“good, pleasant”
In context — Genesis 2:12
The gold of that land is of good quality; bdellium and onyx stone are found there.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 2:12, so the Hebrew word ט֑וֹב (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 Gen.2.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.12.W4.S1) and character.