Original: טֹובִיָּה

Transliteration: Ṭôwbîyâh

Phonetic: to-bee-yaw'

Short Definition: Tobiah

Original: טוביּהוּ טוביּה

Transliteration: ṭôbı̂yâh ṭôbı̂yâhû

Phonetic: to-bee-yaw'

BDB Definition:

Tobiah = "Jehovah is good"

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

Origin: from H2896 and H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H2895, H2896, H2897, H2898, H2899