Tobiah

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts טוֹבִיָּה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /toʊ.ˈbaɪ.ə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name טוֹבִיָּה (Ṭoviyya) meaning "Yahweh is good", from the elements טוֹב (ṭov) meaning "good" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This was the name of an Ammonite in the Book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament.

Related Names

Rootsṭov + Yahweh
Other Languages & CulturesTobias(Biblical Greek) Toviyya(Biblical Hebrew) Tobia(Biblical Italian) Tobias(Biblical Latin) Tobiáš(Czech) Tobias(Danish) Tobias, Toby(English) Topias, Topi(Finnish) Tobias(German) Tovia, Tuvya(Hebrew) Tobia(Italian) Tobias(Norwegian) Tobiasz(Polish) Tobias(Swedish) Tevye(Yiddish)

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Categories

goodness, isograms, theophoric names
Entry updated October 6, 2024