לְ/ט֣וֹבִיָּ֔ה
𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤄
Toviyah
for Tobiah
Personal name meaning 'Yahweh is good' or 'Yahweh's goodness.' It is constructed from the elements meaning 'good' and a theophoric suffix from the divine name. As a personal name, it designates various individuals in the Hebrew Bible, both Israelite and non-Israelite. The semantic range covers not only the literal meaning, 'goodness of Yahweh,' but also, by extension, identifies persons bearing this name in diverse historical and social contexts.
Nehemiah 13:7 · Word #8
Lexicon H2900
| Lemma | טוֹבִיָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Toviyah |
| Strong's | H2900 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'Yahweh is good' or 'Yahweh's goodness.' It is constructed from the elements meaning 'good' and a theophoric suffix from the divine name. As a personal name, it designates various individuals in the Hebrew Bible, both Israelite and non-Israelite. The semantic range covers not only the literal meaning, 'goodness of Yahweh,' but also, by extension, identifies persons bearing this name in diverse historical and social contexts. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | for Tobiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2900-01
to Yahweh-is-good
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (to/for) + masculine singular proper name טוֹבִיָּה (theophoric personal name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from טוב (good) combined with the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah), meaning "Yahweh is good" or "Yahweh’s goodness." The prefixed לְ indicates direction or relation, so the form means "to Yahweh-is-good," preserving both the root meaning and the prepositional morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Toviyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to Yahweh-is-good |