Strong H5662H5662Jעֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ

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 Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.38;
son of: Azel (H682A);
brother of: Azrikam (H5840H), Bocheru (H1074), Ishmael (H3458I), Sheariah (H8187) and Hanan (H2605H)

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 Izrahiah

Obadiah was one of the five sons of Izrahiah, a descendant of Issachar.

In the Bible

Strong H5662J appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

1 Chronicles 8:38
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
1 Chronicles 9:44
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.