H2896 H2896
when good, as good; temporal or comparative phrase related to goodness
This is an infinitival construction appearing only in Judges 16:25, where the Philistines celebrate 'when their hearts were merry'—literally 'when good' or 'as it was good to their heart.' The phrase captures the moment when the people's spirits were high during their feast, just before they called for Samson to entertain them. The Spanish rendering 'rejoiced' interprets the emotional state, while other versions preserve the temporal sense of 'when good.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — At the Philistine celebration for Samson's capture, this phrase marks the pivotal moment when their joy peaked. The multilingual evidence shows interpretive variation: Spanish takes it emotionally ('rejoiced'), while English and German stay closer to the temporal sense ('when good,' 'as good'). The context is the dangerous euphoria before disaster. 1×
AR["(كَ-طِيبَةِ)"]·ben["ভাল-হল"]·DE["als-gut"]·EN["when-good"]·FR["quand-bon"]·heb["כ-טוב"]·HI["(प्रसन्न-हुआ)"]·ID["ketika-gembira"]·IT["quando-buono"]·jav["(nalika-sae)"]·KO["좋았을-때"]·PT["(quando-bom)"]·RU["(когда-хорошо)"]·ES["se-alegró"]·SW["(mioyo-yao)"]·TR["iyi-olduğunda"]·urd["جب-اچھا-ہوا"]
Related Senses
H2896a 1. good (quality or moral) (305×)H7563 1. wicked person (259×)H7451c 1. moral evil or wickedness (234×)H5771 1. iniquity, sin, wrongdoing (222×)H6662 1. righteous person (substantive) (195×)G0266 1. sin, failure, transgression (173×)H2403b 1. sin, transgression (170×)H2617a 1. Covenant faithfulness, steadfast love (167×)H2398 1. Qal: to sin, commit sin (165×)H6666 1. righteousness, moral uprightness (145×)G5485 1. grace, divine favor (141×)H7451a 1. morally evil, wicked (129×)H2403b 2. sin-offering, sacrifice for sin (120×)G2570 1. good, right, excellent (98×)H6588 1. transgression, offense against God (88×)G0018 1. good (moral quality) (85×)H2896b 1. good, what is good (85×)H7451b 1. evil, wickedness (moral) (83×)H7451a 2. evil, harm, calamity (80×)G1342 1. righteous, upright (of persons) (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
## H2896 —
*Hebrew Prep-k | V-Qal-Inf* | 1 occurrences | 1 sense
### 1. Sense 100014 (1 occ.)
**Domain:** MORAL QUALITY > Moral and Ethical Qualities > Moral Goodness
**Glosses:** arb: (كَ-طِيبَةِ) | deu: als-gut | eng: when-good | fra: quand-bon | hin: (प्रसन्न-हुआ) | kor: 좋았을-때 | spa: se-alegró | swa: (mioyo-yao)
**Refs:** Judg 16:25