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Strong H5662H5662Kעֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ

Obadiah

One of the 12 senses of Strong H5662

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 Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.16;
son of: Shemaiah (H8098F); also called Abda at Neh.11.17;
Also named: av.da (עַבְדָּא "Abda" H5653H)

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

Gatekeeper, descendant of Jeduthun

Obadiah, also known as Abda, was a gatekeeper and descendant of Jeduthun who served in the temple.

In the Bible

Strong H5662K appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • obadiah2

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:16
    And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
  2. Nehemiah 12:25
    Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
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