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Obadiah

[ oh-buh-dahy-uh ]

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Obadiah1

Ultimately from Hebrew ʿōbhadhyāh, ʿōbhadhyāhū “slave of Yahweh”
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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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