טוב to be good, be pleasing.
— Qal - טֹב (= was good, was pleasing).
— Hiph. - הֵטִיב, הֵיטִיב (= he did good, did well).
— Hoph. - הוּטַב became better, was improved.
— Pi. - טִיֵּב he improved or ameliorated (the soil).
— Pu. - טֻיַּב was improved, was ameliorated.
— Hith. - הִטַּיֵּב (of s.m.). [For the other forms see יטב, which is a collateral form of טוב. cp. the following pairs of bases, which, like טוב and יטב complete each other: אבה and יאב (= to wish, desire), בוֹש and יבשׁ (= to be ashamed), גור and יגר (= to fear), יצב and נצב (= to stand), קוץ and יקץ (= to awake), ירק and רקק (= to spit).] [Aram. טָב, BAram. טְאֵב, Syr. טֵאב, טָב (= was good), Ugar. ṭb (= good), ṭbn (= goodness), Arab. ṭāba (= was good, pleasant, delicious or savory in taste or odor), Akka. ṭābu (= to be good, kind or joyful).] Derivatives: טוֹב ᴵ (adj.), טוֹב ᴵᴵ (n.), טוּב, טוֹבָה, הֲטָבָה, מוּטָב, מֵטִיב, מְטֻיָּב. cp. טִיבוּתָא.
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