טובה

Hebrew
Root
ט־ו־ב (ṭ-w-b)

Noun

טוֹבָה • (tová) f

  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

טוֹבָה • (tová)

  1. Feminine singular indefinite form of טוב (tov)

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