Tobijah
טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּStrong’s H2900toviyyah (to-viy-yah)
Appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Toviyyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “tobiah” and “tobijah”. It appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament.
“Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;”
Meaning
- Head of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel but who were unable to prove their connection with Israel
- The Ammonite who with Sanballat opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
- A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat
- A chief of the returning exiles
- Head of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel but who were unable to prove their connection with Israel
- The Ammonite who with Sanballat opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
- A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat
- A chief of the returning exiles
- Head of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel but who were unable to prove their connection with Israel
- The Ammonite who with Sanballat opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
- A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat
- A chief of the returning exiles
- Head of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel but who were unable to prove their connection with Israel
- The Ammonite who with Sanballat opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem
- A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat
- A chief of the returning exiles
How it's translated
- tobiah 6
- and tobiah 6
- to tobiah 3
- and tobijah 1
- for tobiah 1
- and to tobiah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nehemiah 13
- Zechariah 2
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Ezra 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 6:14In contextAnd the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 17:8And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
- Ezra 2:60The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
- Nehemiah 2:10When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
- Nehemiah 2:19But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
- Nehemiah 4:3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
Hebrew dictionary
טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ toviyyah · Tobijah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.17.8 § 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
טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ toviyyah · Tobiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.60 § 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
טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ toviyyah · Tobiah
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.2.10; married to daughter_of_Shecaniah (H7935N); father of: Jehohanan (H3076O) § 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
טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ toviyyah · Tobijah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Zec.6.10 § 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.