H2900Hebrewṭôḇiyyāh
טוֹבִיָּה
Tobiah, Tobijah.
17
Total Occurrences
4
Books
17
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1head of a family who returned from exile with zerubbabel but who were unable to prove their connection with israel
- 2the ammonite who with sanballat opposed the rebuilding of jerusalem
- 3a levite in the reign of jehoshaphat
- 4a chief of the returning exiles
Etymology & Derivation
or טוֹבִיָּהוּ; from H2896 (טוֹב) and H3050 (יָהּ); goodness of Jehovah;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: Ṭôwbîyâh; Pronunciation: to-bee-yaw'