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Hebrew wordlink #228988

OSHB Est 2:2 טוֹבוֹת (ţōⱱōt) Strongs=2896 a Lemma=‘טוֹב’
contextual word gloss=‘good_of’ word gloss=‘ones_beautiful_of’
Morphology=Aafpc PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=plural State=construct
Year=-461

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Only use of identical word form ‘טוֹבוֹת’ (Morphology=Aafpc PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=plural State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘טוֹבוֹת’ (Morphology=Aafpc PoS=adjective Gender=feminine Number=plural State=construct) is always and only glossed as ‘good_of’.

EST 2:2 contextual word gloss=‘good_of’ word gloss=‘ones_beautiful_of’ OSHB EST 2:2 word 9

OET-LV: 2 And_ the _young _men _of _they _said the_king who _of_were_serving _him let _people _seek to/for_the _king young _women virgins good _of appearance. (EST_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 So some of the young men who served the king suggested to him, “Your majesty, you should get a new wife for yourself. You could tell your servants to look for young virgins who are very beautiful. (EST 2:2)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘טוֹב’’ have 2 different glosses: ‘good_of’, ‘good_things’.