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Lexicon :: Strong's H5662 - ʿōḇaḏyâ

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עֹבַדְיָה
Transliteration
ʿōḇaḏyâ
Pronunciation
o-bad-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

עֹבַדְיָה ʻÔbadyâh, o-bad-yaw'; or עֹבַדְיָהוּ ʻÔbadyâhûw; active participle of H5647 and H3050; serving Jah; Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites:—Obadiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H5662 in the following manner: Obadiah (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H5662 in the following manner: Obadiah (20x).

  1. Obadiah = "servant of Jehovah"

    1. the 4th of the 12 minor prophets; nothing personal is known of him but it is probable that he was contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel

      1. the prophetic book by him; prophesies against Edom

    2. father of Ishmaiah, one of the chiefs of Zebulun in the time of David

    3. a Merarite Levite overseer of the work of restoring the temple in the time of king Josiah of Judah

    4. chief of the household of king Ahab of Israel; an devout worshipper of Jehovah who at risk to his own life hid over 100 prophets during the persecution of Jezebel

    5. a descendant of David

    6. a chief of the tribe of Issachar

    7. a Benjamite, one of the 6 sons of Azel and a descendant of king Saul

    8. a Levite, son of Shemaiah and a descendant of Jeduthun

    9. a Gadite chief, the 2nd of the lion-faced Gadites who joined David at Ziklag

    10. a prince of Judah in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

    11. a priest, son of Jehiel of the sons of Joab who returned from exile with Ezra

    12. a gatekeeper in the time of Nehemiah

    13. one of the men who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

      1. perhaps the same as L above

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֹבַדְיָה ʻÔbadyâh, o-bad-yaw'; or עֹבַדְיָהוּ ʻÔbadyâhûw; active participle of H5647 and H3050; serving Jah; Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites:—Obadiah.
STRONGS H5662: Abbreviations
† עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ, עֹבַדְיָה proper name, masculine (servant of Yah, compare GrayProp. N. 295, No. 90; also Phoenician עבדבעל, Palmyrene עבדבל, Old Aramaic עבדההד Lzb333, Old Hebrew עבדיהו Id.334); —
I. עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ:
1. chief of Ahab's household 1 Kings 18:3 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 18:4, 5, 6, 7, 16, Greek Version of the LXX Αβδ(ε)ιου.
2. father of one of the chiefs of Zebulun 1 Chronicles 27:19, Greek Version of the LXX Αβδ(ε)ιου (genitive).
3. a Levite overseer in time of Josiah 2 Chronicles 34:12, Greek Version of the LXX Αβδ(ε)ια, A LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Αβδιας.
II. עֹבַדְיָה:
1. the prophet Obadiah, Greek Version of the LXX Οβδ(ε)ιου (genitive), Αβδ(ε)ιου.
2. a descendant of David 1 Chronicles 3:21, Greek Version of the LXX Αβδεια, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Οβδιας.
3. chief of tribe of Issachar 1 Chronicles 7:3, Greek Version of the LXX Μειβδεια, A Οβδια, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Αβδια.
4. a Benjamite 1 Chronicles 8:38; 1 Chronicles 9:44, Greek Version of the LXX Αβδ(ε)ια.
5. a Levite 1 Chronicles 9:16 (|| עַבְדָּא Nehemiah 11:17), Greek Version of the LXX Αβδεια A Οβδια, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Αβια.
6. a Gadite chief 1 Chronicles 12:9, Greek Version of the LXX Αβδ(ε)ια.
7. a prince in time of Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 17:7, Greek Version of the LXX Αβ(δ)ιαν.
8. priestly companion of Ezra Ezra 8:9; Nehemiah 10:6, Greek Version of the LXX Αδεια, Αβ(α)δ(ε)ια, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Αβδιου, Αβιας.
9. a doorkeeper Nehemiah 12:25, א Οβδιας, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Αβδιας.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

18:3; 18:4; 18:5; 18:6; 18:7; 18:16

1 Chronicles

3:21; 7:3; 8:38; 9:16; 9:44; 12:9; 27:19

2 Chronicles

17:7; 34:12

Ezra

8:9

Nehemiah

10:6; 11:17; 12:25

H5662

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5662 matches the Hebrew עֹבַדְיָה (ʿōḇaḏyâ),
which occurs 20 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:3 - and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who is over the house -- and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:4 - and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah taketh a hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty men in a cave, and hath sustained them with bread and water --

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:5 - and Ahab saith unto Obadiah, 'Go through the land, unto all fountains of waters, and unto all the brooks, if so be we find hay, and keep alive horse and mule, and do not cut off any of the cattle.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:6 - And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in another way by himself;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:7 - and Obadiah is in the way, and lo, Elijah -- to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on his face, and saith, 'Art thou he -- my lord Elijah?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:16 - And Obadiah goeth to meet Ahab, and declareth it to him, and Ahab goeth to meet Elijah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:21 - And sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah, and Jesaiah, sons of Rephaiah, sons of Arnan, sons of Obadiah, sons of Shechaniah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:3 - And sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah; and sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, Hamishah -- all of them heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:38 - And to Azel are six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these are sons of Azel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:16 - and Obadiah son of Shemariah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah, son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who is dwelling in the villages of the Netophathite.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:44 - And to Azel are six sons, and these their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these are sons of Azel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:9 - Ezer the head, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:19 - of Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:7 - And in the third year of his reign he hath sent for his heads, for Ben-Hail, and for Obadiah, and for Zechariah, and for Nethaneel, and for Michaiah, to teach in cities of Judah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:12 - And the men are working faithfully in the business, and over them are appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathite, to overlook; and of the Levites, every one understanding about instruments of song,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:9 - From the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen who are males.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:5 - Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:25 - Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, are gatekeepers, keeping charge in the gatherings of the gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:1 - Thus said the Lord Jehovah to Edom, A report we have heard from Jehovah, And an ambassador among nations was sent, 'Rise, yea, let us rise against her for battle.'
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