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טוֹבִיָּה H2900

H2900 is the Hebrew word טוֹבִיָּה, transliterated Ṭôwbîyâh and said to-bee-yaw'. The King James Version most often renders it tobiah.

Word: טוֹבִיָּהTransliteration: ṬôwbîyâhSaid: to-bee-yaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 16 verses

What it means

Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan.

Where it comes from

or טוֹבִיָּהוּ; from H2896 (טוֹב) and H3050 (יָהּ); goodness of Jehovah.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

tobiah 11×tobijah 3×now tobiah 1×against me for tobiah 1×letters of tobiah 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Tobiah, Tobijah.

Verses using טוֹבִיָּה

All 16 verses, quoted in full.

2 Chronicles 17:8 · KJV

And 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 2:60 · KJV

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

Nehemiah 2:10 · KJV

When 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 2:19 · KJV

But 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 4:3 · KJV

Now 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.

Nehemiah 4:7 · KJV

But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

Nehemiah 6:1 · KJV

Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)

Nehemiah 6:12 · KJV

And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Nehemiah 6:14 · KJV

My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

Nehemiah 6:17 · KJV

Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.

Nehemiah 6:19 · KJV

Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

Nehemiah 7:62 · KJV

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

Nehemiah 13:7 · KJV

And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

Nehemiah 13:8 · KJV

And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.

Zechariah 6:10 · KJV

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;

Zechariah 6:14 · KJV

And 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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2900 mean?

H2900 is the Hebrew word טוֹבִיָּה (Ṭôwbîyâh), meaning Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan.

How is H2900 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it tobiah (11 times), tobijah (3 times), now tobiah (1 time), against me for tobiah (1 time), letters of tobiah (1 time).

How many times does H2900 appear in the Bible?

טוֹבִיָּה (Ṭôwbîyâh) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2900 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or טוֹבִיָּהוּ; from H2896 (טוֹב) and H3050 (יָהּ); goodness of Jehovah.

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