Tobit

(bit)

noun

  1. a Hebrew captive in Nineveh
  2. a book of the Apocrypha telling his story: abbrev. Tob or Tb

See Tobit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

In the Bible, a Hebrew captive in Nineveh.

Origin:

Origin: Greek Tōbit

Origin: , from Hebrew ṭôbīyāh, Yahweh (is) my good

Origin: : ṭôb, good; see ṭyb in Semitic roots

Origin: + , my

Origin: + yāh, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots

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noun Abbr. Tob. or Tb
See Table at Bible.

Origin:

Origin: After Tobit

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