Psalm 23:6:2Ps.23.6.W2TAB

ט֤וֹב

tov

goodness

Transliteration
TOV
Extended
TOHV
IPA
/ˈtˤoːv/

Meaning by language

English
goodness

Alphabet Analysis

Tett — emphatic
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    TOV

  2. clause

    AKH TOV va-KHE-sed yir-de-fu-NI kal-ye-ME kha-YAI

  3. 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 contextPsalm 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.