Strong H5653H5653Gעַבְדָּא
Abda
One of the 2 senses of Strong H5653
- Transliteration
- ‛abdâ'
- Pronunciation
- ab-daw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.6;
father of: Adoram (H151)
father of: Adoram (H151)
Meaning of the name
Abda = "servant of Jehovah"
General definition
From H5647; work;
{Abda} the name of two Israelites: - Abda.
{Abda} the name of two Israelites: - Abda.
In the biblical story
Abda
Father of Adoram, who was over forced labor
Abda was the father of Adoram (or 'Adoniram'), who was in charge of forced labor during Solomon's reign.
In the Bible
Strong H5653G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- abda1
First verses
- 1 Kings 4:6And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.