Lexical Definition

‎טוֹבִיָּה‎ Ṭôwbîyâh (to-bee-yaw') Tobijah ^N:N-M-P
or טוֹבִיָּהוּ Ṭôwbîyâhûw (tobee-yaw'-hoo); from ‎טוֹב‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; goodness of Jehovah

Tobiah, Tobijah.

• § Tobiah = "Jehovah is good"
• Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎טוֺבִיָּ֫הוּ‎, ‎טוֺבִיָּה‎ proper name, masculine (Yah(u) is my good) —

1. ‎טוֺבִיָּהוּ‎ a Levite, assigned to reign of Jehoshaphat 2Chr 17:8, not ᵐ5; ᵐ5^L Τωβιας, elsewhere ‎טוֺבִיָּה‎ ᵐ5 Τωβια(ς).

2. Ammonite adversary of Nehem. Neh 2:10; Neh 2:19; Neh 3:35*; Neh 4:1*; Neh 6:1; Neh 6:12; Neh 6:14; Neh 6:17 (twice in verse); Neh 6:19; Neh 13:4; Neh 13:7; Neh 13:8.

3. head of a family of returning exiles of doubtful lineage Ezra 2:60 = Neh 7:62.

4. a chief of returning exiles Zech 6:10; Zech 6:14, ᵐ5 χρησίμων(‐μοις)αὐτῆς, i.e. ‎טוֺבֶיהָ‎.

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