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Tobit

(tō′bit)

noun

a Hebrew captive in Nineveh
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: + -î, 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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