Toviyah
Toviyah is a Hebrew given name meaning "Yahweh is good" or "God is good," formed from the root tov (good) and the theophoric element Yah (a shortened form of YHWH). It appears in several transliterations, including Tovia, Toviyah, Tobiah, Tobias, and Tevi, reflecting variations in rendering Hebrew sounds into English and other languages. The name is used in Jewish and Israeli communities and is part of a broader tradition of Hebrew names that invoke the divine.
In the Hebrew Bible, the form Tobiah appears as the name of an Ammonite official who opposes
In modern usage, Toviyah is established as a male given name in Jewish communities. In Israel, it