Obadiah

[ oh-buh-dahy-uh ]

noun
  1. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Obad.

Origin of Obadiah

1
Ultimately from Hebrew ʿōbhadhyāh, ʿōbhadhyāhū “slave of Yahweh”
  • Also Douay Bible, Ab·di·as [ab-dahy-uhs] /æbˈdaɪ əs/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Obadiah

Obadiah

/ (ˌəʊbəˈdaɪə) /


nounOld Testament
  1. a Hebrew prophet

  2. the book containing his oracles, chiefly directed against Edom

  • Douay spelling: Abdias (æbˈdaɪəs)

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