טוביה

Hebrew

Etymology

From טוֹב (tóv, “good”) + יה (yah, “YHVH”), literally meaning “God is good”.

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

טוֹבִיָּה • (toviyá) m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Tobias
  2. Book of Tobit

Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: Τοβίας (Tobías)
  • → Yiddish: טבֿיה (tevye)

Proper noun

טוּבְיָה • (túvya) m

  1. Alternative form of טוֹבִיָּה
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