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Obadiah
[ oh-buh-dahy-uh ]
Obadiah
/ ˌəʊbəˈdaɪə /
noun
- a Hebrew prophet
- the book containing his oracles, chiefly directed against Edom
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Obadiah1
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Example Sentences
Macgregor, or rather Obadiah Marston, opened his eyes but once after that, and seemed as if he wished to speak.
Sir, answered Obadiah, making a bow towards his left shoulder,—my Mistress is taken very badly.
Obadiah pulld off his cap twice to Dr. Slop;—once as he was falling,—and then again when he saw him seated.
This answered all that Obadiah and the maid intended; but was no remedy against some evils which neither he or she foresaw.
Well go in the coach, said my father—Prithee, have the arms been altered, Obadiah?
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