Obadiah

O1B3A1D2I1A1H4
US/ˌoʊbəˈdaɪə/

proper noun

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

“The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.”

Similar
Obad.
OriginHebrew עובדיה →
Less commonScrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalA book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

    Synonyms: Obad.

  2. biblicalA minor prophet.

    The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

  3. A male given name from Hebrew, of biblical origin.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Similar
Obad.

Origin

  1. Hebrewעובדיה“servant of Yahweh”
  2. EnglishObadiah

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

More words from Hebrew

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans Obadja
  • Obadjabook of the Old Testament
Ancient Greek Ὀβδιοῦ
  • Ὀβδιοῦ (Obdioû)book of the Old Testament
Basque Abdias
  • Abdiasbook of the Old Testament
Catalan Abdies
  • Abdiesbook of the Old Testament
Chinese Cantonese 俄巴底亞書 /俄巴底亚书
  • 俄巴底亞書 /俄巴底亚书 (ngo⁴ baa¹ dai² aa³ syu¹)book of the Old Testament
Chinese Mandarin 俄巴底亞書 /俄巴底亚书
  • 俄巴底亞書 /俄巴底亚书 (Ébādǐyàshū)book of the Old Testament
Czech Abdiáš, Abdijáš
  • Abdiášbook of the Old Testament
  • Abdijášbook of the Old Testament
Danish Obadias
  • Obadiasbook of the Old Testament
Dutch Obadja
  • Obadjabook of the Old Testament
Estonian Obadja raamat
  • Obadja raamatbook of the Old Testament
Finnish Obadja
  • Obadjabook of the Old Testament
French Abdias
  • Abdiasbook of the Old Testament
German Obadja
  • Obadjabook of the Old Testament
Greek Οβδιού
  • Οβδιού (Ovdioú)book of the Old Testament
Hawaiian ʻObadia
  • ʻObadiabook of the Old Testament
Hebrew עֹבַדְיָה
  • עֹבַדְיָהbook of the Old Testament
Hindi ओबद्याह
  • ओबद्याह (obadyāh)book of the Old Testament
Hungarian Abdiás
  • Abdiásbook of the Old Testament
Icelandic Óbadía
  • Óbadíabook of the Old Testament
Irish Leabhar Óbaidiá, Óbaidiá
  • Leabhar Óbaidiábook of the Old Testament
  • Óbaidiábook of the Old Testament
Italian Obadia
  • Obadiabook of the Old Testament
Japanese オバデヤ書
  • オバデヤ書 (Obadeya-sho)book of the Old Testament
Latin Abdiæ
  • Abdiæbook of the Old Testament
Latvian Obadja
  • Obadjabook of the Old Testament
Lithuanian Abdijo knyga
  • Abdijo knygabook of the Old Testament
Malay Obaja
  • Obajabook of the Old Testament
Māori Oparia
  • Opariabook of the Old Testament
Norwegian Obadja, Obadias
  • Obadjabook of the Old Testament
  • Obadiasbook of the Old Testament
Polish Księga Abdiasza
  • Księga Abdiaszabook of the Old Testament
Portuguese Abdias, Obadias
  • Abdiasbook of the Old Testament
  • Obadiasbook of the Old Testament
Romanian Obadia
  • Obadiabook of the Old Testament
Russian Кни́га А́вдия
  • Кни́га А́вдия (Kníga Ávdija)book of the Old Testament
Scottish Gaelic Obadiah
  • Obadiahbook of the Old Testament
Slovak Abdiáš
  • Abdiášbook of the Old Testament
Spanish Abdías, Obadías
  • Abdíasbook of the Old Testament
  • Obadíasbook of the Old Testament
Swahili Obadia
  • Obadiabook of the Old Testament
Swedish Obadja
  • Obadjabook of the Old Testament
Tagalog Obadias
  • Obadiasbook of the Old Testament
Welsh Obadeia
  • Obadeiabook of the Old Testament

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Obadiah

viamariamayaplayaIsaiahJeremiahmessiahGaiaZechariahZephaniahJosiahpapayaShiaPraiaMaiahiyapariahthaliaHezekiahjambalayaMaitreyaPhthiaIphigeniastria
All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

Obadiah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Obadiah

MLA

“Obadiah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Obadiah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Obadiah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Obadiah.

Source: Obadiah on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.