Tobiah

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proper noun

An Ammonite mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah. (biblical character)

“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?”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An Ammonite mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah. (biblical character)

    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?

  2. rareA male given name from Hebrew.

Origin

From the Hebrew name טוֹבִיָּה (Toviyyah, “Yahweh is good”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Thoiba
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APA

Tobiah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tobiah

MLA

“Tobiah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tobiah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tobiah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tobiah.

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