How many times is Tobiah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Tobiah appears 15 times in the King James Version, in 14 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Tobiah 13 times (15 with every form).
Tobiah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Tobiah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Tobiah | 15 | 13 |
| Tobiah's | not counted | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 15 |
What the name Tobiah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Tobiah as "the Lord is good".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
First and last mention of Tobiah
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.
The verse that uses it most is Nehemiah 6:17, 2 times:
Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
Common questions
How many times is Tobiah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 15 of the 15 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Tobiah appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Nehemiah has the most (14), then Ezra (1).
Where is Tobiah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Ezra 2:60: "The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two." The last is Nehemiah 13:8.
What does the name Tobiah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Tobiah as "the Lord is good".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.