Etymology

Zebadiah

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Today it means: One of several minor characters in the Old Testament. (biblical character) Full definition →

Hebrew זְבַדְיָה
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The story

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromזְבַדְיָה“gift of God, God has bestowed”
  2. English todayZebadiah

From Hebrew זְבַדְיָה (Zəḇaḏyâ, “gift of God, God has bestowed”), from זַבְדִּי (zab̲dî, “my gift”). Doublet of Zebedee.

Words from the same roots

Hebrewזְבַדְיָה all →

Zebedee

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