Strongs Number: H2900
- Hebrew Word
- טוֹבִיָּה
- Transliteration
- Ṭôwbîyâh
- Phonetic
- to-bee-yaw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
goodness of Jehovah; {Tobijah} the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan
- BDB Definition
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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
- Bible Usage
- {Tobiah} Tobijah.