Obadiah (given name)

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Obadiah
Pronunciation /ˌoʊbəˈdaɪ.ə/
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
Meaning"servant of Yahweh"
Region of origin Eretz Israel
Other names
Related names Ovadia, Abdi, Abdiel, Abdeel, Abdullah

Obadiah is a masculine given name. It is of Biblical Hebrew origin, and its popularity derives from Obadiah, a prophet in the Hebrew Bible and in the religious traditions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

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Etymology

Obadiah (Hebrew : עֹבַדְיָה – ʿŌḇaḏyā or עֹבַדְיָהוּ‎ – ʿŌḇaḏyāhū; "servant of Yah") is a biblical theophorical name, meaning "servant or slave of Yahweh" or "worshiper of Yahweh." [1] The Greek form of the name used in the Septuagint is Obdios. In Latin it is translated as Abdias while in Arabic it is either ʿAbdullah (عبد الله), Ubaydah (عبيده), or Ubaidullah (عبیدالله) "Slave of God". The Bishops' Bible refers to the prophet with this name as Abdi. The name is related to "Abdeel", "servant of God",[ citation needed ] which is also cognate to the Arabic name "Abdullah" or "Obaidullah". The equivalent Turkish name is Abdil or Abdi.

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  2. An Adaiah mentioned in passing as the ancestor of a Levite named Asaph, in 1 Chronicles 6:41.
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  5. A descendant of Bani, listed in Ezra 10:29.
  6. Another descendant of Bani, listed in Ezra 10:39.
  7. An Adaiah, son of Joiarib, listed in Nehemiah 11:5.
  8. An Adaiah mentioned as being the father of Maaseiah in 2 Chronicles 23:1.
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References

  1. ↑ New Bible Dictionary, second edition. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL, USA.
  2. ↑ 1 Kings 18:3ff
  3. ↑ compilation and translation by Holy Apostles Convent. (1998), The Lives of the Holy Prophets, Buena Vista CO: Holy Apostles Convent, p. 4, ISBN   0-944359-12-4
  4. ↑ 1 Chronicles 3:21
  5. ↑ 1 Chronicles 7:3
  6. ↑ 1 Chronicles 8:38
  7. ↑ 1 Chronicles 9:16
  8. ↑ 1 Chronicles 12:9
  9. ↑ 1 Chronicles 27:19
  10. ↑ 2 Chronicles 17:7
  11. ↑ 2 Chronicles 34:12
  12. ↑ Nehemiah 12:25
  13. ↑ Ezra 8:9
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