טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ
to.viy.yah
Tobijah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ, with a transliteration of to.viy.yah, is a proper name and the Strong's number for it is H2900J. As a personal name, its meaning is not explicitly stated, but its two Hebrew words - "tov," meaning good, and "yah," which is the shortened form of the divine name Yahweh - suggest a name associated with the good of God. The name Tobijah appears in the Bible only twice, indicating a limited range of usage but significant enough to have been recorded in the scriptural account. This restricted occurrence contributes to its uniqueness and personal significance, possibly signifying an individual chosen or blessed by God in a specific context. As a proper name associated with the divine, Tobijah likely carries a personal and unique identity linked to God's goodness, suggesting a connection to the divine will or purpose.
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Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
“Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah; and come the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, where they have come from Babylon.
Zechariah 6:14The crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in Yahweh’s temple.