Obadiah – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Obadiah
n.
prophet of the sixth century (Biblical); shortest book of the Bible containing the prophecies of Obadiah; male first name (Hebrew)
Obadiah
Obadiah (pronounced ,
ʿOvadyah or עבדיהו
ʿOvadyahu, or in Modern Hebrew
Ovadyah) is a
Biblical theophorical name, meaning "servant of
God" or "worshipper of Yah." The form of Obadiah's name used in the
Septuagint is
Obdios; in Latin it is
Abdias. The
Bishops' Bible has it as
Abdi.
Obadiah
Noun
1. a Hebrew minor prophet
(synonym) Abdias
(hypernym) prophet
2. an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
(synonym) Abdias, Book of Obadiah
(hypernym) book
(part-holonym) Prophets, Nebiim
Obadiah
n.
Obadiah, prophet of the sixth century; shortest book of the Bible containing the prophecies of Obadiah (Biblical); male first name
Obadiah
[Judaic] "Servant of God". Fourth of the minor prophets. He prophesied after the capture of Jerusalem. His book, the 31st of the Old Testament, is a denunciation of Edom. Nothing is known of his history.
