"Tobiah" meaning in All languages combined

See Tobiah on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From the Hebrew name טוֹבִיָּה (Toviyyah, “Yahweh is good”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|he|-}} Hebrew Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tobiah
  1. An Ammonite mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah. (biblical character)
    Sense id: en-Tobiah-en-name-~XvuT3hb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Biblical characters, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 90 10 Disambiguation of Individuals: 84 16
  2. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Tobiah-en-name-xvbLEMNE Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Tobias, Toby
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