Jastrow: טוֹבָה

טוֹבָה f. (b. h., v. טוֹב) 1) good, goodness. Y. Shek. I, beg. 45ᵈ לט׳ כל נדיב לב for a good purpose—every liberal-hearted &c. Sot. 47ᵇ ופסקה ט׳ and blessing (plenty) has departed. Yeb. 47ᵃ, sq. אינם … לא רוב ט׳ וכ׳ they cannot stand either too much prosperity or &c.; a. fr.—Pl. טוֹבוֹת. Kidd. 40ᵇ ט׳ הרבה the effect of many good deeds; a. fr. —2) favor. Sot. 47ᵇ משרבו מקבלני טוֹבָתְךָ ומחזקני טוֹבוֹתֶיךָ (read: ומחזיקני) when those became numerous who say, ‘I accept thy favor’ and ‘I shall appreciate thy favors’ (in official life); Tosef. ib. XIV, 7 טוֹבֹתֶיךָ ומחזיקני טוֹבָתְךָ …; a. fr.—בַּטּ׳ as a favor, i.e. expected to be reciprocated, שלא בט׳ not expected &c. Shebi. IV, 1; 2; a. e.—טוֹבַת הֲנָאָה the benefit of a pleasure, i.e. the satisfaction which one feels in obliging somebody. Pes. 46ᵇ, a. e. ט׳ ה׳ ממון the benefit of putting a person under obligation is equal to a consideration in money; a. fr.—4) inclination, good will. Gen. R. s. 86 בעל כרחה שלא בטוֹבָתָהּ by force, against her will; Tanḥ. Vayesh. 4. Y. Ab. Zar. I, 40ᵃ bot הביט בה שלא בטובתו he looked at her involuntarily; a. fr.—טוֹבַת עַיִן (v. עַיִן) liberality. Ned. 38ᵃ נהג בה ט׳ ע׳ וכ׳ was liberal with the Law (that had been given to him), and he gave it to Israel.