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good

Meaning of “good”

Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:4

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Genesis 41:22
And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 41:22 · retained source text

And I saw in my dreame, and behold, seuen eares came vp in one stalke, full and good.

Genesis 41:24
And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 41:24 · retained source text

And the thin eares deuoured the seuen good eares: and I told this vnto the magicians, but there was none that could declare it to me.

Genesis 41:26
The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 41:26 · retained source text

The seuen good kine are seuen yeeres: and the seuen good eares are seuen yeeres: the dreame is one.

Genesis 41:35
And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 41:35 · retained source text

And let them gather all the food of those good yeeres that come, and lay vp corne vnder the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keepe food in the cities.

Genesis 41:37
¶ And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
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1611 witness · Genesis 41:37 · retained source text

¶ And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his seruants.

Genesis 44:4
And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 44:4 · retained source text

And when they were gone out of the citie, and not yet farre off, Ioseph said vnto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou doest ouertake them, say vnto them, Wherefore haue ye rewarded euill for good?

Genesis 45:18
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 45:18 · retained source text

And take your father, and your housholds, and come vnto mee: and I wil giue you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

Genesis 45:20
Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 45:20 · retained source text

Also regard not your stuffe: for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Let not your eye spare, &c.

Genesis 45:23
And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 45:23 · retained source text

And to his father hee sent after this maner: ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten shee asses laden with corne, and bread and meat for his father by the way.

1611 marginal noteHebr. carrying.

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Where “good” appears

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Genesis45 occurrences
43 verses
Exodus7 occurrences
7 verses
Leviticus7 occurrences
6 verses
Numbers7 occurrences
6 verses
Deuteronomy31 occurrences
29 verses
Joshua14 occurrences
13 verses
Judges7 occurrences
7 verses
Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Samuel22 occurrences
21 verses
2 Samuel22 occurrences
19 verses
1 Kings14 occurrences
13 verses
2 Kings10 occurrences
7 verses
1 Chronicles12 occurrences
11 verses
2 Chronicles15 occurrences
14 verses
Ezra8 occurrences
8 verses
Nehemiah11 occurrences
10 verses
Esther6 occurrences
6 verses
Job14 occurrences
14 verses
Psalms63 occurrences
59 verses
Proverbs43 occurrences
43 verses
Ecclesiastes25 occurrences
21 verses
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
2 verses
Isaiah18 occurrences
14 verses
Jeremiah37 occurrences
33 verses
Lamentations4 occurrences
4 verses
Ezekiel9 occurrences
8 verses
Daniel1 occurrence
1 verse
Hosea2 occurrences
2 verses
Amos3 occurrences
3 verses
Micah5 occurrences
5 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah2 occurrences
2 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew42 occurrences
34 verses
Mark13 occurrences
12 verses
Luke32 occurrences
26 verses
John11 occurrences
9 verses
Acts17 occurrences
17 verses
Romans27 occurrences
24 verses
1 Corinthians6 occurrences
5 verses
2 Corinthians4 occurrences
4 verses
Galatians4 occurrences
3 verses
Ephesians7 occurrences
7 verses
Philippians5 occurrences
5 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians5 occurrences
4 verses
2 Thessalonians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Timothy23 occurrences
19 verses
2 Timothy6 occurrences
6 verses
Titus11 occurrences
10 verses
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews12 occurrences
12 verses
James5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Peter9 occurrences
8 verses
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
3 John3 occurrences
2 verses

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