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obadiah
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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."
Wikipedia
Obadiah (pronounced , ʿOvadyah or עבדיהו ʿOvadyahu, or in Modern Hebrew Ovadyah; "slave of god") 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 was the name of a Khazar ruler of the late eighth or early ninth century. He is described as coming from among "the sons of the sons" of Bulan, but whether this should be taken literally to mean that he was Bulan's grandson, or figuratively to imply a more remote descent, is unclear. He was succeeded by his son Hezekiah.
Obadiah is a Biblical theophorical name, meaning "servant of Yahweh" or "worshipper of Yahweh".
Obadiah may also refer to:
- Book of Obadiah, a book of the Hebrew Bible
- Obadiah (1 Kings), head of Ahab's household who announces the return of Elijah
- Obadiah, a son of Jehiel
- Obadiah (Khazar), a Khazar ruler
- Obadiah the Proselyte, early-12th-century writer and musician, Italian convert to Judaism
- Obadiah (Abarat), a fictional place in Abarat by Clive Barker
- Obadiah (album), an album by Frazey Ford
- Obadiah School of the Bible, a school in Bethel, Pennsylvania, maintained by the Assemblies of Yahweh
Obadiah is a 2010 album released by Canadian musician Frazey Ford. It is Ford's debut solo album. She had previously released albums as a member of The Be Good Tanyas.
Obadiah is a character in 1 Kings in the Hebrew Bible. He was a majordomo in charge of Ahab's palace. According to 1 Kings 18:4, Obadiah hid a hundred prophets of Yahweh in caves to protect them from Jezebel.
Peter Leithart compares Obadiah to Elijah and notes that both are faithful servants of Yahweh but that they "radically differ in their position and mode of service." Whereas "Elijah confronts Ahab from outside the court," Obadiah works for the preservation of the prophets from within Ahab's court.
According to both rabbinic tradition and the tradition of the Orthodox Church, this Obadiah is the same person as the prophet who wrote the Book of Obadiah.
Usage examples of "obadiah".
Sharpe said, remembering, and he remembered too how Naig had been a friend to Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill four years before.
And behind him, relentlessly stalking him, comes his worst enemy, the baleful, twitching Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill who is determined to break Sharpe once and for all.
Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill did not know a mainspring from a pendulum, and could not have cared less about either, but he needed information from Major Stokes so it was politic to show an interest.
Captain Morris of the Light Company had drawn the duty, and he had brought half his men and Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill to protect the shipment which would leave the city next morning and be carried on ox carts to Arrakerry where the regiment was currently camped.
Now he knew why Sharpe was rich, or he thought he knew, and what he had learned had filled Obadiah Hakeswill with a desperate jealousy.
Sharpe said, wondering why in holy hell Obadiah Hakeswill had been looking for him.
And with him stayed the malevolent, unsettling, yellow-faced and perpetually twitching Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill.
Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill was not an educated man, and he was not even particularly clever unless slyness passed for wits, but he did understand one thing very well, and that was the impression he made on other men.
They all feared him, all but two, and those two frightened Obadiah Hakeswill.
Once at Naulniah he would have the cargoes rearranged, and he sought out Sergeant Hakeswill to supervise the business, but Obadiah Hakeswill had other plans.
Sharpe stared in horror at his long-time enemy and Obadiah Hakeswill caught his eye and grinned maliciously and Sharpe knew that his appearance boded no good.
Wallace suddenly asked in an icy tone, and Sharpe saw that his new Colonel was staring at Obadiah Hakeswill.
There Sharpe discovers a treason has been conjured up by his oldest and worst enemy, Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, but in uncovering this Sharpe finds himself alone and under dreadful threat.
Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill tugged off his boots, releasing a stench into the room that caused Captain Torrance to close his eyes.
Mad, Torrance thought, bedlam-mad, but he was nevertheless fascinated by Obadiah Hakeswill.