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Strong's H5662 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: עֹבַדְיָה (ʻÔbadyâh)

Pronunciation: o-bad-yaw'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Obadiah = "servant of Jehovah"

Derivation: or עֹבַדְיָהוּ (ʻÔbadyâhûw); active participle of עָבַד (ʻâbad) H5647 and יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050; serving Jah

Definition: Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites

KJV Renderings: Obadiah

Senses

the 4th of the 12 minor prophets; nothing personal is known of him but it is probable that he was contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel
1. the prophetic book by him; prophesies against Edom
father of Ishmaiah, one of the chiefs of Zebulun in the time of David
a Merarite Levite overseer of the work of restoring the temple in the time of king Josiah of Judah
chief of the household of king Ahab of Israel; an devout worshipper of Jehovah who at risk to his own life hid over 100 prophets during the persecution of Jezebel
a descendant of David
a chief of the tribe of Issachar
a Benjamite, one of the 6 sons of Azel and a descendant of king Saul
a Levite, son of Shemaiah and a descendant of Jeduthun
a Gadite chief, the 2nd of the lion-faced Gadites who joined David at Ziklag
a prince of Judah in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah
a priest, son of Jehiel of the sons of Joab who returned from exile with Ezra
a gatekeeper in the time of Nehemiah
one of the men who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
1. perhaps the same as 12

Strong's	Original	Transliteration	Derivation	Definition	KJV Renderings
H3050	יָהּ	Yâhh	contraction for יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh) H3068, and meaning the same	Jah, the sacred name	Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'
H5647	עָבַד	ʻâbad	a primitive root	to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.	[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,

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