What does טוֹב · εὐαγγέλιον mean in the Bible?
טוֹב · εὐαγγέλιον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a positive report or message of good news".
Hebrew · H2896, G2098
שְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה
Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) · gospel
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טוֹב H2896 good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
εὐαγγέλιον G2098 gospel
Pronunciation euangélion
The glad proclamation of God's saving action through Christ, not merely good news generally
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What does שְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה (shemuah tovah) mean in the Bible?
טוֹב · εὐαγγέλιον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a positive report or message of good news".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2896, G2098?
H2896, G2098 is connected to 565 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a positive report or message of good news
Source Gloss
a positive report or message of good news
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 359
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 7×
Perfect 1Sam 25:36 · 2Sam 3:19 · 2Sam 3:36 · 2Sam 15:26 · 2Sam 19:38 · Judg 16:25 · Ps 119:71 7×
Word Origins
שְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain