Obadiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֹבַדְיָה

עֹבַדְיָה

ʻÔbadyâh · pronounced o-bad-yaw' · Strong's H5662 · a man

Obadiah means serving Jah.

Built from

עָבַד ʻâbad (active participle of, H5647) — to work (in any sense) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

or עֹבַדְיָהוּ; active participle of H5647 and H3050; serving Jah; Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites.

1Kgs 18:3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly: (KJV)

19 occurrences in 19 verses — 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Obadiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.