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'