Strong H5662H5662Pעֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ

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 living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.9;
son of: Jehiel (H3171N)

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

Returnee from Babylon

Obadiah was one of the leaders who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile with Ezra.

In the Bible

Strong H5662P appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

obadiah1

First verses

Ezra 8:9
Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

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Ezra1

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