Tobias
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Etymology
From the form of biblical Tobiah, "Yahweh is good".
Proper noun
- The main character in the apocryphal Book of Tobit.
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Quotations
: Tobit 5:16:-
- 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.
Proper noun
- , cognate to Tobias.
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Proper noun
- , cognate to Tobias.
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Proper noun
- , cognate to Tobias.
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Proper noun
- , cognate to Tobias.
Usage notes
Tobias was used as a literate (Christianized) form of Torbjörn in the Middle Ages.