◄ 5662. Obadyah or Obadyahu ►
Strong's Lexicon Obadyah or Obadyahu: Obadiah Original Word: עֹבַדְיָה Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: `Obadyah Pronunciation: oh-bad-YAH or oh-bad-YAH-hoo Phonetic Spelling: (o-bad-yaw') Definition: Obadiah Meaning: Obadjah Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עָבַד (avad), meaning "to serve" or "to worship," combined with יָהּ (Yah), a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of God. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Obadiah in the Septuagint or New Testament, as it is a Hebrew proper name. However, the concept of servitude to God is reflected in Greek terms like δοῦλος (doulos), meaning "servant" or "slave." Usage: The name Obadiah means "servant of Yahweh" or "worshiper of Yahweh." It is used as a personal name for several individuals in the Old Testament, reflecting a dedication or service to God. Cultural and Historical Background: The name Obadiah is significant in the context of ancient Israel, where names often reflected one's relationship with God or a particular divine attribute. Obadiah is most notably the name of a prophet who authored the Book of Obadiah, the shortest book in the Old Testament, which focuses on the judgment of Edom and the restoration of Israel. The name also appears among various other individuals in the historical narratives of the Old Testament, indicating its common use and the cultural emphasis on serving Yahweh. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin active participle of abad and Yah Definition "servant of Yah," the name of a number of Isr. NASB Translation Obadiah (20). Brown-Driver-Briggs עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ, עֹבַדְיָה proper name, masculine (servant of Yah, compare GrayProp. N. 295, No. 90; also Phoenician עבדבעל, Palmyrene עבדבל, Old Aramaic עבדההד Lzb333, Old Hebrew עבדיהו Id.334); — I. עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ: 1 chief of Ahab's household 1 Kings 18:3 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 18:4,5,6,7,16, ᵐ5 Αβδ(ε)ιου. 2 father of one of the chiefs of Zebulun 1 Chronicles 27:19, ᵐ5 Αβδ(ε)ιου (genitive). 3 a Levite overseer in time of Josiah2Chronicles 34:12, ᵐ5 Αβδ(ε)ια, A ᵐ5L Αβδιας. II. עֹבַדְיָה: 1 the prophet Obadiah, ᵐ5 Οβδ(ε)ιου (genitive), Αβδ(ε)ιου. 2 a descendant of David 1 Chronicles 3:21, ᵐ5 Αβδεια, ᵐ5L Οβδιας. 3 chief of tribe of Issachar 1 Chronicles 7:3, ᵐ5 Μειβδεια, A Οβδια, ᵐ5L Αβδια. 4 a Benjamite 1 Chronicles 8:38; 1 Chronicles 9:44, ᵐ5 Αβδ(ε)ια. 5 a Levite 1 Chronicles 9:16 ("" עַבְדָּא Nehemiah 11:17), ᵐ5 Αβδεια A Οβδια, ᵐ5L Αβια. 6 a Gadite chief 1 Chronicles 12:9, ᵐ5 Αβδ(ε)ια. 7 a prince in time of Jehoshaphat2Chronicles 17:7, ᵐ5 Αβ(δ)ιαν. 8 priestly companion of Ezra Ezra 8:9; Nehemiah 10:6, ᵐ5 Αδεια, Αβ(α)δ(ε)ια, ᵐ5L Αβδιου, Αβιας. 9 a doorkeeper Nehemiah 12:25, א Οβδιας, ᵐ5L Αβδιας. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Obadiah Or mobadyahuw {o-bad-yaw'-hoo}; active participle of abad and Yahh; serving Jah; Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites -- Obadiah. see HEBREW abad see HEBREW Yahh Forms and Transliterations וְ֠עֹבַדְיָה וְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּ וְעֹבַדְיָ֖ה וְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּ וְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ וְעֹבַדְיָה֙ וּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣ה ולעבדיה ועבדיה ועבדיהו עֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה עֹֽבַדְיָֽה׃ עֹבַדְיָ֑הוּ עֹבַדְיָ֖ה עֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ עֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙ עֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ עֹבַדְיָ֥ה עֹבַדְיָה֙ עבדיה עבדיה׃ עבדיהו ‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū ‘ō·ḇaḏ·yāh ‘ōḇaḏyāh ‘ōḇaḏyāhū oadYah oadYahu ū·lə·‘ō·ḇaḏ·yāh ūlə‘ōḇaḏyāh uleoadYah Veoadyah veoadYahu wə‘ōḇaḏyāh wə‘ōḇaḏyāhū wə·‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū wə·‘ō·ḇaḏ·yāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 1 Kings 18:3 HEB: אַחְאָ֔ב אֶל־ עֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־ NAS: Ahab called Obadiah who [was] over KJV: called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of [his] house. INT: Ahab about Obadiah who over 1 Kings 18:3 HEB: עַל־ הַבָּ֑יִת וְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּ הָיָ֥ה יָרֵ֛א NAS: the household. (Now Obadiah feared KJV: which [was] the governor of [his] house. (Now Obadiah feared INT: over the household Obadiah become feared 1 Kings 18:4 HEB: יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֨ח עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ מֵאָ֣ה נְבִאִ֗ים NAS: of the LORD, Obadiah took KJV: of the LORD, that Obadiah took INT: of the LORD took Obadiah A hundred prophets 1 Kings 18:5 HEB: אַחְאָב֙ אֶל־ עֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ לֵ֤ךְ בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ NAS: said to Obadiah, Go KJV: said unto Obadiah, Go INT: Ahab to Obadiah Go the land 1 Kings 18:6 HEB: אֶחָד֙ לְבַדּ֔וֹ וְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּ הָלַ֥ךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ־ NAS: by himself and Obadiah went KJV: way by himself, and Obadiah went INT: one himself and Obadiah went way 1 Kings 18:7 HEB: וַיְהִ֤י עֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְהִנֵּ֥ה NAS: Now as Obadiah was on the way, behold, KJV: And as Obadiah was in the way, INT: become Obadiah the way behold 1 Kings 18:16 HEB: וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ עֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ לִקְרַ֥את אַחְאָ֖ב NAS: So Obadiah went to meet KJV: So Obadiah went to meet INT: went Obadiah to meet Ahab 1 Chronicles 3:21 HEB: אַרְנָ֔ן בְּנֵ֥י עֹבַדְיָ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י שְׁכַנְיָֽה׃ NAS: the sons of Obadiah, the sons KJV: the sons of Obadiah, the sons INT: of Arnan the sons of Obadiah the sons of Shecaniah 1 Chronicles 7:3 HEB: יִֽזְרַֽחְיָ֗ה מִֽיכָאֵ֡ל וְ֠עֹבַדְיָה וְיוֹאֵ֧ל יִשִּׁיָּ֛ה NAS: [were] Michael, Obadiah, Joel, KJV: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, INT: of Izrahiah Michael Obadiah Joel Isshiah 1 Chronicles 8:38 HEB: וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל וּשְׁעַרְיָ֔ה וְעֹבַדְיָ֖ה וְחָנָ֑ן כָּל־ NAS: Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. KJV: and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. INT: Ishmael Sheariah Obadiah and Hanan All 1 Chronicles 9:16 HEB: וְעֹבַדְיָה֙ בֶּֽן־ שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה NAS: and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, KJV: And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, INT: and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah 1 Chronicles 9:44 HEB: וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל וּשְׁעַרְיָ֔ה וְעֹבַדְיָ֖ה וְחָנָ֑ן אֵ֖לֶּה NAS: and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan. KJV: and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: INT: and Ishmael and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan These 1 Chronicles 12:10 HEB: עֵ֖זֶר הָרֹ֑אשׁ עֹבַדְיָה֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י אֱלִיאָ֖ב INT: Ezer band Obadiah again Eliab 1 Chronicles 27:19 HEB: יִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־ עֹבַדְיָ֑הוּ לְנַ֨פְתָּלִ֔י יְרִימ֖וֹת NAS: the son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, KJV: the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, INT: Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah Naphtali Jeremoth 2 Chronicles 17:7 HEB: לְבֶן־ חַ֙יִל֙ וּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣ה וְלִזְכַרְיָ֔ה וְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖ל NAS: Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, KJV: [even] to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, INT: his officials Ben-hail Obadiah Zechariah Nethanel 2 Chronicles 34:12 HEB: מֻ֠פְקָדִים יַ֣חַת וְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ הַלְוִיִּם֙ מִן־ NAS: Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites KJV: of them [were] Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, INT: foremen Jahath and Obadiah the Levites at Ezra 8:9 HEB: מִבְּנֵ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב עֹבַדְיָ֖ה בֶּן־ יְחִיאֵ֑ל NAS: of Joab, Obadiah the son KJV: of Joab; Obadiah the son INT: of the sons of Joab Obadiah the son of Jehiel Nehemiah 10:5 HEB: חָרִ֥ם מְרֵמ֖וֹת עֹֽבַדְיָֽה׃ NAS: Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, KJV: Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, INT: Harim Meremoth Obadiah Nehemiah 12:25 HEB: מַתַּנְיָ֧ה וּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛ה עֹבַדְיָ֥ה מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם טַלְמ֣וֹן NAS: Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, KJV: and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, INT: Mattaniah Bakbukiah Obadiah Meshullam Talmon Obadiah 1:1 HEB: חֲז֖וֹן עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה כֹּֽה־ אָמַר֩ NAS: The vision of Obadiah. Thus says KJV: The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith INT: the vision of Obadiah Thus says 20 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 5662 20 Occurrences ‘ō·ḇaḏ·yāh — 6 Occ. ‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū — 6 Occ. ū·lə·‘ō·ḇaḏ·yāh — 1 Occ. wə·‘ō·ḇaḏ·yāh — 4 Occ. wə·‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū — 3 Occ.