Tob-adonijah — the meaning of the Hebrew name טוֹב אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ

טוֹב אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ

Ṭôwb ʼĂdônîyâhûw · pronounced tobe ado-nee-yah'-hoo · Strong's H2899 · a man

Tob-adonijah means pleasing (to) Adonijah.

Built from

טוֹב ṭôwb (from, H2896) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense open in the lexicon ›

אֲדֹנִיָּה ʼĂdônîyâh (and, H138) — lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H2896 and H138; pleasing (to) Adonijah; Tob-Adonijah, an Israelite.

First appearance

2Chr 17:8 And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob–adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. (KJV)

Every verse that names Tob-adonijah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Chronicles

2Chr 17:8

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