Tobiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name טוֹבִיָּה

טוֹבִיָּה

Ṭôwbîyâh · pronounced to-bee-yaw' · Strong's H2900 · a man · also spelled Tobijah

Tobiah means goodness of Jehovah.

Built from

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

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or טוֹבִיָּהוּ; from H2896 and H3050; goodness of Jehovah; Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan.

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 Tobiah

17 occurrences in 17 verses — 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Zechariah

2Chr 17:8Ezra 2:60Neh 2:10Neh 2:19Neh 3:35Neh 4:1Neh 6:1Neh 6:12Neh 6:14Neh 6:17Neh 6:19Neh 7:62Neh 13:4Neh 13:7Neh 13:8Zech 6:10Zech 6:14

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