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Tobias

  • /təˈbaɪəs/

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Derived from Ancient Greek Τωβίας (Tōbías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).

proper noun

  1. The main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants (Biblical character). Then said he to Tobias, Prepare thyself for the journey, and God send you a good journey. And when his son had prepared all things far the journey, his father said, Go thou with this man, and God, which dwelleth in heaven, prosper your journey, and the angel of God keep you company. So they went for
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A surname

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tobit, tobiah, ecclesiasticus, baruch, agabus, judith, maccabees, jonah, barnabas, tosafist, habacuc, obadiah, macc., jude, zebadiah, tabor

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name biblical character

EspañolTobías
हिन्दीतोबियाह tobiyāh
PortuguêsTobias
FrançaisTobie
DeutschTobias
ItalianoTobia
ΕλληνικάΤωβίας Tovías
РусскийТо́биас Tóbias, То́вия Tóvija, То́вий Tóvij
العربيةطُوبِيَا ṭūbiyā
עבריתטוֹבִיָּה m טוּבִיָּה toviyá

name male given name

EspañolTobías
PortuguêsTobias
FrançaisTobie
DeutschTobias
ItalianoTobia
ΕλληνικάΤωβίας Tovías
РусскийТо́биас Tóbias, Тоба́йес Tobájjes, Тоба́йас Tobájas
עבריתטוּבִיָּה tuviyá

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@misc{tobias_2026,
  title = {Tobias},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tobias},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}