Obadiah

English

Etymology

From Hebrew עובדיה "servant of Yahweh"; comparable to Arabic عبد الله (ʕabd-állah) "servant of Allah".

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Proper noun

Obadiah

1. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Obadiah 1:1:

     The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

2. (biblical) A minor prophet.
3. A male given name of biblical origin.

Related terms

• Obad.
• Obed
• Abdias

Translations

book of the Old Testament

• Czech: Abdiáš (cs) m, Abdijáš (cs) m
• Danish: Obadias (da)
• Finnish: Obadja (fi)
• French: Abdias (fr)
• German: Obadja (de)
• Hebrew: עֹבַדְיָה (he)
• Japanese: オバデヤ書 (obadeya sho)

• Maltese: Ktieb Għabdija
• Norwegian: Obadja (no), Obadias (no)
• Portuguese: Abdias (pt)
• Russian: Книга Авдия (ru) (Kníga Ávdija) f
• Slovene: Abdija
• Spanish: Abdías (es)
• Swedish: Obadja (sv)