Obadiah
pronunciation
How to pronounce Obadiah in British English:
UK [,əubə'daiə]
How to pronounce Obadiah in American English:
US [ˌobəˈdaɪə]
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- Noun:
- a Hebrew minor prophet
- an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
Word Origin
- Obadiah
- masc. proper name, fourth of the Twelve Prophets of the Old Testament, from Hebrew Obhadyah, literally "servant of the Lord," from abhadh "he served, worshipped," related to Arabic 'abada "he served," 'abd "slave, worshipper."
Example
- 1. There are thirteen men named obadiah in the bible .
- 2. Obadiah in hebrew means : - servant of jehovah .
- 3. The book of obadiah is the fourth book of the twelve minor prophets in the old testament of the bible .
- 4. Obadiah in hebrew means : servant of jah .
- 5. Obadiah states that sooner or later israel will go in and stay .