"Tobiah" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Hebrew name טוֹבִיָּה (Toviyyah, “Yahweh is good”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|he|-}} Hebrew, {{m|he|טוֹבִיָּה||Yahweh is good|tr=Toviyyah}} טוֹבִיָּה (Toviyyah, “Yahweh is good”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tobiah
  1. An Ammonite mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah. (biblical character) Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Tobiah-en-name-~XvuT3hb Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 58 42 Disambiguation of Individuals: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 45 55
  2. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Tobiah-en-name-xvbLEMNE Disambiguation of Individuals: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Tobias, Toby

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