Word Study · Strong's H2900 · Hebrew
טוֹבִיָּה
Tobiah
to-bee-yaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Ṭôwbîyâh
“Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan
Rendered in the KJV as
Tobiah, Tobijah.
- 18occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- טוֹבִיָּ֖ה4
- וְטוֹבִיָּ֥ה2
- וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה2
- וְטֹבִיָּ֣ה׀1
- וְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙1
- וְטֽוֹבִיָּ֛הוּ1
- וּלְטוֹבִיָּ֣ה1
- טוֹבִיָּ֑ה1
- טוֹבִיָּ֛ה1
- לְטוֹבִיָּ֥ה1
- לְטוֹבִיָּ֖ה1
- לְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔ה1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 7
- and Tobiah6
- Tobiah6
- to Tobiah2
- [belonged] to Tobiah1
- and to Tobiah1
- and Tobijah1
- for Tobiah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)7
- proper noun (a name)6
- preposition + proper noun (a name)4
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Npm · 7
- HNpm · 6
- HR/Npm · 4
- HC/R/Npm · 1
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Nehemiah14 occurrences
- Nehemiah 2:10וְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙vetoiyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.here: and Tobiah
- Nehemiah 2:19וְטֹבִיָּ֣ה׀vetoiyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”here: and Tobiah
- Nehemiah 4:3וְטוֹבִיָּ֥הvetoiyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”here: and Tobiah
- Nehemiah 4:7וְ֠טוֹבִיָּהvetoiyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,here: and Tobiah
- Nehemiah 6:1וְ֠טוֹבִיָּהvetoiyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—here: and Tobiah
- Nehemiah 6:12וְטוֹבִיָּ֥הvetoiyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.here: and Tobiah
- Nehemiah 6:14לְטוֹבִיָּ֥הletoiyahpreposition + proper noun (a name)O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.here: to Tobiah
- Nehemiah 6:17טוֹבִיָּ֑הtoiyahproper noun (a name)Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.here: Tobiah
- Nehemiah 6:17לְטוֹבִיָּ֖הletoiyahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.here: [belonged] to Tobiah
- Nehemiah 6:19טוֹבִיָּ֖הtoiyahproper noun (a name)Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.here: Tobiah
- Nehemiah 7:62טוֹבִיָּ֖הtoiyahproper noun (a name)the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.here: Tobiah
- Nehemiah 13:4לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃letoiyahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our Godhere: to Tobiah
- Nehemiah 13:7לְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔הletoiyahpreposition + proper noun (a name)to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.here: for Tobiah
- Nehemiah 13:8טוֹבִיָּ֛הtoiyahproper noun (a name)And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.here: Tobiah
Zechariah2 occurrences
- Zechariah 6:10טוֹבִיָּ֖הtoiyahproper noun (a name)“Take an offering from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon—and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.here: Tobiah
- Zechariah 6:14וּלְטוֹבִיָּ֣הuletoiyahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)The crown will reside in the temple of the LORD as a memorial to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and the gracious son of Zephaniah.here: and to Tobiah