טוֹבִיָּה
Ṭôwbîyâh · to-bee-yaw'
Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan
Lexicon
Derivation: or טוֹבִיָּהוּ; from H2896 (טוֹב) and H3050 (יָהּ); goodness of Jehovah;
Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Tobiah, Tobijah.
Letters
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to surround and contain › to fasten and establish › the house, what is within › the hand that works › to reveal, behold
To surround and contain that works to fasten and establish of the house, what is within of the hand that works that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of טוֹבִיָּה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
18 occurrences · 18 OT · 0 NT · 13 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and tobiah4 · 22%
- of tobiah3 · 17%
- unto tobiah2 · 11%
- and tobijah1 · 6%
- now tobiah1 · 6%
- against me: for tobiah1 · 6%
- thou upon tobiah1 · 6%
- and the letters of tobiah1 · 6%
- to him. and tobiah1 · 6%
- for tobiah1 · 6%
- of tobijah1 · 6%
- and to tobijah1 · 6%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.