obadiah

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Definition of obadiah in English English dictionary

A minor prophet

A male given name of biblical origin

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh

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.

{i} prophet of the sixth century (Biblical); shortest book of the Bible containing the prophecies of Obadiah; male first name (Hebrew)

flourished between the 9th and 6th century BC One of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Bible, traditional author of the book of Obadiah. The shortest book of the Hebrew scriptures, it consists of one chapter of 21 verses. (It is part of a larger book, The Twelve, in the Jewish canon.) Nothing is known of Obadiah, whose name means "servant of Yahweh (God)." He castigates Edom for failing to help Israel repel foreign invaders and announces that the Day of Judgment is near for all nations. The final verses predict the restoration of the Jews to their native land

a Hebrew minor prophet

an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible

an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible a Hebrew minor prophet

Hyphenation

O·ba·di·ah

Turkish pronunciation

ōbıdayı

Pronunciation

/ˌōbəˈdīə/ /ˌoʊbəˈdaɪə/

Etymology

() From Hebrew עובדיה "servant of Yahweh"; comparable to Arabic عبد الله (ʕabd-állah) "servant of Allah".