וְ/הַ/טּ֖וֹב

𐤅/𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁

ṭôwb

and-the-good

Positive quality, excellence, or value; conforms to an ideal standard or brings benefit. As an adjective, describes that which is pleasant, beneficial, skilled, beautiful, morally right, or desirable. As a noun, denotes a good thing, benefit, or what is desirable, or the state/condition of goodness. As an adverb, indicates acting well or successfully. The semantic range includes both moral and non-moral senses depending on context.

H2896

Deuteronomy 6:18 · Word #3

Lexicon H2896

Lemmaטוֹב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤈𐤅𐤁
Transliterationṭôwb
Strong'sH2896
DefinitionPositive quality, excellence, or value; conforms to an ideal standard or brings benefit. As an adjective, describes that which is pleasant, beneficial, skilled, beautiful, morally right, or desirable. As a noun, denotes a good thing, benefit, or what is desirable, or the state/condition of goodness. As an adverb, indicates acting well or successfully. The semantic range includes both moral and non-moral senses depending on context.

Morphology HC/Td/Aamsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phraseand-the-good

SIBI-P1 Translation H2896-31

and the good

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + definite article הַ + adjective masculine singular absolute functioning substantivally.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective טּוֹב expresses positive quality or benefit. In masculine singular absolute form with the definite article and prefixed conjunction, it is best rendered substantivally as "and the good," preserving both definiteness and singular masculine morphology.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and the good

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 correctly carries the coordinate noun and matches the context of actions or attributes to be performed.
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