Obadiah

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
5/31/2018, 2:36 PM	Mike C	update #99
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
10/20/2016, 1:17 AM	Mike C	update #93
10/10/2012, 5:50 PM	Mike C	update #84
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Biblical

Scripts עֹבַדְיָה(Ancient Hebrew)

Pronounced Pron. /ˌoʊ.bə.ˈdaɪ̯.ə/(English)

Meaning & History

Means "servant of Yahweh" in Hebrew, derived from עָבַד (ʿavaḏ) meaning "to serve, to worship" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets, the author of the Book of Obadiah, which predicts the downfall of the nation of Edom. This is also the name of several other biblical characters.