Tobias

Tobiah is a name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew name Toviyah (טוביה), which means "God is good" or "Yahweh is good." In the Bible, Tobiah is most notably associated with a figure mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah, where he is depicted as an adversary of Nehemiah during the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. Tobiah is described as an Ammonite official who, along with Sanballat the Horonite and Geshem the Arab, sought to hinder the reconstruction efforts. The name Tobiah is also found in the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit, where the protagonist, Tobit, has a son named Tobias, who is sometimes referred to as Tobiah in various translations. The name has been used in different cultures and languages, including Tobias in German, Tobie in French, and Tobia in Italian and Spanish. In Arabic, the name is transliterated as Tūbīyā (تُوبِيَا).