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Obadiah.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˌoʊbəˈdaɪə/General-American
  1. A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

  2. A minor prophet.

  3. A male given name from Hebrew, of biblical origin.

Where this word comes from

From Hebrew עובדיה (Ovadya, “servant of Yahweh”); comparable to Arabic عبد اللّٰه (ʕabd-allah, “servant of God”).

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