Obadiah
[ oh-buh-dahy-uh ]
noun
a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Obad.
Origin of Obadiah
1Ultimately from Hebrew ʿōbhadhyāh, ʿōbhadhyāhū “slave of Yahweh”
- Also Douay Bible, Ab·di·as [ab-dahy-uhs] /æbˈdaɪ əs/ .
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British Dictionary definitions for Obadiah
Obadiah
/ (ˌəʊbəˈdaɪə) /
nounOld Testament
a Hebrew prophet
the book containing his oracles, chiefly directed against Edom
- Douay spelling: Abdias (æbˈdaɪəs)
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