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Obadiah

Pronunciation: /ˌoʊbəˈdaɪə/

The English word “Obadiah” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
  2. A minor prophet.

Etymology

From Hebrew עובדיה (Ovadya, “servant of Yahweh”); comparable to Arabic عبد اللّٰه (ʕabd-allah, “servant of God”).

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