Abdias

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US/æbˈdi.əs/

proper noun

Obadiah (biblical prophet)

“Unto whom I will give for leaders, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Oseas, Amos, and Micheas, Joel, Abdias, and Jonas, […]”

OriginLatin Abdias ← Ancient Greek Ὀβδίας ← Hebrew עוֹבַדְיָה →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Obadiah (biblical prophet)

    Unto whom I will give for leaders, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Oseas, Amos, and Micheas, Joel, Abdias, and Jonas, […]

Origin

  1. Hebrewעוֹבַדְיָה
  2. Ancient GreekὈβδίας
  3. LatinAbdias
  4. EnglishAbdias

From Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ὀβδίας (Obdías), from Hebrew עוֹבַדְיָה (ʿovadyah).

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APA

Abdias. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abdias

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