Psalm 23:6:2Ps.23.6.W2TAB
ט֤וֹב
tov
“goodness”
- Transliteration
- TOV
- Extended
- TOHV
- IPA
- /ˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- goodness
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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Word in context
- word
TOV
- clause
AKH TOV va-KHE-sed yir-de-fu-NI kal-ye-ME kha-YAI
- sentence
AKH TOV va-KHE-sed yir-de-fu-NI kal-ye-ME kha-YAI ve-shav-TI be-VET-ye-ho-VAH le-O-rekh ya-MIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the emphatic adverb akh {אַךְ | ʾăḵ} ‘surely’, followed by synonymous parallelism between tov {טוֹב | ṭôb} ‘goodness’ and ḥêsed {חֶסֶד | ḥe-se-ḏ} ‘steadfast love’.
Root and etymology
t-w-btaw–waw–beth
“to be good, be pleasant”
In context — Psalm 23:6
Indeed, goodness and steadfast love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for length of days .
About this coordinate
Psalm 23:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 23:6, so the Hebrew word ט֤וֹב (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 Ps.23.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.23.6.W2.S1) and character.