Etymology

Obadiah

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Today it means: A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh. Full definition →

Hebrew עובדיה
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromעובדיה“servant of Yahweh”
  2. English todayObadiah

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

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