טובה

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Hebrew

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Root
ט־ו־ב (ṭ-w-b)

Noun

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טוֹבָה (továf

  1. a favor
  2. (someone's) benefit, (someone's) favor
    הוא עזב את אשתו לטובת גבר.hu azáv ét ishtó l'továt-géver.He left his wife for [=in favor of] a man.
    • 1st century CE, Nachum Ish Gamzu:
      גם זו לטובה.gam zú l'tová.This, too, is for the best.

Adjective

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טוֹבָה (tová)

  1. feminine singular indefinite form of טוב (tov)

References

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  • טובה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language