ΤΩΒΕΙΑʼ, τωβειαʼ
TŌBEIAʼ, tōbeiaʼ
Sounds Like: toh-BEE-ah
Translations: Tobiah, Tobias
From the root: ΤΩΒΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: ΤΩΒΕΙΑʼ is a proper noun, likely a variant spelling or an abbreviated form of the name Tobiah or Tobias. The final character ' (keraia) often indicates a number, but in this context, it is more probable that it is part of the name itself or a scribal mark. Tobiah was a common Jewish name, meaning 'Yahweh is good'. In the provided example, it refers to 'Tobiah the Ammonite servant', a historical figure mentioned in the Old Testament and Nehemiah.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5185 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 12:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΩΒΕΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΤΩΒΕΙΑ — Tobiah, Tobias
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