טֹובִיָּה

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H2900

Transliteration: Ṭôwbîyâh

Pronunciation: to-bee-yaw'

Definition: Tobiah

Original: טוביּהוּ טוביּה

Transliteration: ṭôbı̂yâh ṭôbı̂yâhû

Phonetic: to-bee-yaw'

BDB Definition:

Tobiah = "Jehovah is good"

head of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel but who were unable to prove their connection with Israel
the Ammonite who with Sanballat opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
a Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat
a chief of the returning exiles

Origin: from H2896" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2896 and H3050" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine