First names in Hebrew

First name Toby: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טוביה

Gematria value: 32

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Toby is written טוביה

RecommendedטוביהThe original spellingToby is a short form of Tobias, טוביה in Hebrew, and for girls of Tova, טובה.Value: 32

טובהThe Hebrew name TovaIf your Toby stands for Tova, it is written טובה in Hebrew, "good" (Genesis 1:4).Value: 22

טוביAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 27

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Toby mean?

Meaning: short form of Tobias, "God is good"; for girls, often Tova, "good"
Origin: Hebrew

Toby is the short form of Tobias, the Greek form of the Hebrew Toviyah, “God is good”; it is also given to girls, and in Jewish families a girl's Toby often stands for Tova, “good”. Either way, your name is a name of goodness.

Gematria

Toby = 32

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טוביה has 5 letters:

טthe letter Tet9
וthe letter Vav6
בthe letter Bet2
יthe letter Yod10
הthe letter He5
Total32

Written טובה (the Hebrew name Tova), Toby is worth 22. Written טובי (as it sounds in English), Toby is worth 27.

The verse of the name

From the letter Tet to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Toby, from ט to ה:

טָעֲמָה כִּי־טוֹב סַחְרָהּ לֹא־יִכְבֶּה בַלַּיְלָה נֵרָהּ׃

“She senses that her trade is good; her lamp does not go out at night.”

Proverbs 31:18

The book of your first name

Toby, in nine pages

Toby, in Hebrew
Letter by letter
The number of your name
The verse of your name
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Toby, day to day
What tradition says about names
The sources

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Frequently asked

Toby in three answers

How do you write Toby in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Toby is written טוביה. Toby is a short form of Tobias, טוביה in Hebrew, and for girls of Tova, טובה. The Hebrew name Tova, it is written טובה. As it sounds in English, it is written טובי.

What is the gematria value of Toby?
Written טוביה, Toby is worth 32: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5). Written טובה (the Hebrew name Tova), it is worth 22. Written טובי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 27.

What does Toby mean?
Short form of Tobias, "God is good"; for girls, often Tova, "good (origin: Hebrew). Toby is the short form of Tobias, the Greek form of the Hebrew Toviyah, “God is good”; it is also given to girls, and in Jewish families a girl's Toby often stands for Tova, “good”. Either way, your name is a name of goodness.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).