Obadiah

Douay Bible, Ab·di·as

[oh-buh-dahy-uh]

noun

1. a Minor Prophet.

2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Obad.

Obadiah

/ ˌəʊbəˈdaɪə /

noun

1. a Hebrew prophet

2. the book containing his oracles, chiefly directed against Edom

Word History and Origins

Origin of Obadiah¹

Ultimately from Hebrew ʿōbhadhyāh, ʿōbhadhyāhū “slave of Yahweh”

Example Sentences

Today, Mintz said, the only other surviving record of a Jewish community in Makisin is a reference by Obadiah ha-Ger, a Norman convert to Judaism who had passed through in the 12th century.

From New York Times

Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, died at a hospital Tuesday night, hours after he shot himself while hiding in a crawlspace underneath a house in Grants Pass.

From Seattle Times

Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, was charged with five felonies, including assault and battery, and faced decades in prison.

From Seattle Times

Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, is the subject of an intensive, round-the-clock search by police after a woman was found unconscious, bound and near death in Grants Pass, Oregon, on Tuesday.

From Seattle Times

Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, is now charged in Oregon with attempted murder, kidnapping and assault.

From Seattle Times