Hebrew - English Dictionary
H2900 - Tobiah
| Strong's No.: | H2900 |
| Hebrew: | טוֹבִיָּה |
| Transliteration: | Ṭôwbîyâh |
| Phonetic: | to-bee-yaw' |
| Word Origin: | From H2896 and H3050 |
| Bible Usage: | {Tobiah} Tobijah. |
| Part of Speech: | Proper Name Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | goodness of Jehovah; {Tobijah} the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan |
| Brown Driver Biggs 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 |
| Bible References:
Tobiah |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Tobiah ( 15 )
Tobijah ( 3 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.