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good´li טוב , ṭobh ; καλός , kalós , λαμπρός , lamprós ): In the Old Testament various words are translated "goodly," the most of them occurring only once; ṭōbh (the common word for "good") is several times translated "goodly," chiefly in the sense of form or appearance e.g "a goodley child" ( Exodus 2:2 ); "that goodly mountain" (Deuteronomy 3:25 ); yāpheh ("fair") is similarly translated in Genesis 39:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) "comely," and mar'eh in 2 Samuel 23:21 . Other words, such as 'addı̄r imply excellence, honor, etc., e.g. Ezekiel 17:23 , "bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar"; hōdh , "his goodly horse" (Zechariah 10:3 ); others imply beauty, ornament, such as pe'ēr "goodly bonnets," the Revised Version (British and American) "headtires" (Exodus 39:28 ); shāphar ("bright," "fair"), "a goodly heritage" (Psalm 16:6 ); once 'Ēl ("God of might") is employed, the Revised Version (British and American) "cedars of God," margin "goodly cedars" (Psalm 80:10 ); renānı̄m ("joyous soundings or shoutings") is translated in Job 39:13 "goodly wings," probably from the sound made in flying or flapping; the English Revised Version has "The wing of the ostrich rejoiceth," the American Standard Revised Version (wings) "wave proudly." For "goodly castles" ( Numbers 31:10 ) the Revised Version (British and American) has "encampments"; "goodly vessels" (2 Chronicles 32:27 ) for "pleasant jewels"; "goodly" is substituted for "good" (Psalm 45:1; Song of Solomon 1:3 ); "goodly things" for "all the goods" (Genesis 24:10 ); "goodly frame," the American Standard Revised Version for "comely proportion" (Job 41:12 ).
In the New Testament kalos ("beautiful") is translated "goodly" in Matthew 13:45 , "goodly pearls" and Luke 21:5 "goodly stones"; lampros ("bright") in James 2:2 , "goodly apparel," the Revised Version (British and American) "fine clothing," and Revelation 18:14 , "dainty and goodly" the Revised Version (British and American) "dainty and sumptuous." In Hebrews 11:23 , the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "goodly" for "proper."
"Goodly" occurs in Apocrypha, 1 Esdras 4:18; Judith 8:7 ( hōraı́os ); 2 Maccabees 9:16 , "goodly gifts," kállistos , the Revised Version (British and American) "goodliest."
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Goodly'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/g/goodly.html. 1915.
