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Tobias

//təˈbaɪəs// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 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 forth both, and the young man's dog with them."

  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. 3
    A surname

Etymology

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

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