Meanings
- 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.
- 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.
Origin
- Hebrewעובדיה“servant of Yahweh”
- 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
Cite this entry
Obadiah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Obadiah
“Obadiah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Obadiah. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Obadiah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Obadiah.
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