טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ

to.viy.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H2900

Tobijah

From: or טוֹבִיָּהוּ; from H2896 (טוֹב) and H3050 (יָהּ); goodness of Jehovah;

Short Definition

Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at § 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

15 times

Appears 15 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Nehemiah

Zechariah

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 17:8
Nehemiah 13:7
Nehemiah 2:19
Nehemiah 6:14
Nehemiah 7:62

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