tov describes what is judged favorable or desirable, including actions, words, people, land, and outcomes.

The sampled uses most often describe what is approved or favorable in a person's judgment, including a proposed action, a response, or a report. The term also characterizes desirable people, words, land, and conditions, and appears in comparisons of what is better or in verbal forms concerning a pleasant state or beneficial result.

1. Approved or favorable in a judgment · dominant

   The masculine singular adjective occurs where speakers approve an action or proposal: in 1 Samuel 1:23 the APB renders Elkanah's response, "Do what is good in your eyes," and in 1 Kings 2:38 Shimei accepts the king's word as "good." In 1 Kings 22:13 it describes the favorable message sought for the king, while 1 Samuel 3:18 places the evaluation in what is good in the LORD's sight.

   1 Samuel 1:231 Kings 2:381 Kings 22:131 Samuel 3:181 Kings 18:241 Samuel 20:12
2. Desirable qualities and conditions · common

   The adjective qualifies things and persons marked by desirable qualities. In 1 Chronicles 4:40 the APB renders pasture as "rich and pleasant," in 1 Kings 14:15 it calls the land "good," and in 1 Kings 12:7 it refers to "good words" spoken to the people. It also appears with personal qualities: Samuel is "pleasing" in 1 Samuel 2:26, and Saul is described as "pleasant" in 1 Samuel 9:2.

   1 Chronicles 4:401 Kings 14:151 Kings 12:71 Samuel 2:261 Samuel 9:21 Samuel 25:15
3. Better in comparison · occasional

   The adjective marks a favorable comparison between alternatives or persons. In 1 Samuel 15:22 the APB renders obedience as "better than sacrifice," and in 1 Samuel 15:28 the kingdom is given to a neighbor "better than you." Similar comparative wording appears when Elkanah asks whether he is better than ten sons in 1 Samuel 1:8.

   1 Samuel 15:221 Samuel 15:281 Kings 2:321 Samuel 1:8
4. A pleasant state or beneficial result · rare

   Verb forms occur in clauses about a heart's condition and an outcome. In 1 Samuel 25:36 the APB renders Nabal's heart as "merry," and in 2 Samuel 13:28 Amnon's heart is "pleasant with wine." In Deuteronomy 19:13, following the removal of innocent blood from Israel, the APB concludes that "it shall be good for you."

   1 Samuel 25:362 Samuel 13:28Deuteronomy 19:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited clauses, the APB uses "good," "pleasant," "pleasing," "favorable," and "better." These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed English equivalents for each form.