Strong H5662H5662Iעֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ

Obadiah

Transliteration: ‛ôbadyâh ‛ôbadyâhû
Pronunciation: {o-bad-yaw'} o-bad-yaw'-hoo
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.3;
son of: Izrahiah (H3156);
brother of: Michael (H4317K), Joel (H3100L) and Isshiah (H3449)

Meaning of the name

Obadiah = "servant of Jehovah"

General definition

Active participle of H5647 and H3050; serving Jah;
{Obadjah} the name of thirteen Israelites: - Obadiah.

In the biblical story

Obadiah

Son of Azel

Obadiah was one of the six sons of Azel, a descendant of King Saul.

In the Bible

Strong H5662I appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

obadiah1

First verses

1 Chronicles 7:3
And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.