Tobit

noun

To·​bit ˈtō-bət 

1

: the elderly father of Tobias

2

: a book of Scripture included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and in the Protestant Apocrypha see Bible Table

Word History

Etymology

Greek Tōbit

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Tobit

noun

To·​bit ˈtō-bət 

: a book of Scripture included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and in the Protestant Apocrypha see bible