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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

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

Translation
Occurrences:
Tobiah ( 15 )
Tobijah ( 3 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.