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עֹבַדְיָה H5662

H5662 is the Hebrew word עֹבַדְיָה, transliterated ʻÔbadyâh and said o-bad-yaw'. The King James Version most often renders it obadiah.

Word: עֹבַדְיָהTransliteration: ʻÔbadyâhSaid: o-bad-yaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites.

Where it comes from

or עֹבַדְיָהוּ; active participle of H5647 (עָבַד) and H3050 (יָהּ); serving Jah.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

obadiah 17×now obadiah 1×himself and obadiah 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Obadiah.

Verses using עֹבַדְיָה

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

1 Kings 18:3 · KJV

And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

1 Kings 18:4 · KJV

For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

1 Kings 18:5 · KJV

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

1 Kings 18:6 · KJV

So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

1 Kings 18:7 · KJV

And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?

1 Kings 18:16 · KJV

So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

1 Chronicles 3:21 · KJV

And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.

1 Chronicles 7:3 · KJV

And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.

1 Chronicles 8:38 · KJV

And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

1 Chronicles 9:16 · KJV

And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

1 Chronicles 9:44 · KJV

And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

1 Chronicles 12:9 · KJV

Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

1 Chronicles 27:19 · KJV

Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:

2 Chronicles 17:7 · KJV

Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.

2 Chronicles 34:12 · KJV

And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

Ezra 8:9 · KJV

Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

Nehemiah 12:25 · KJV

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.

Obadiah 1:1 · KJV

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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5662 mean?

H5662 is the Hebrew word עֹבַדְיָה (ʻÔbadyâh), meaning Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites.

How is H5662 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it obadiah (17 times), now obadiah (1 time), himself and obadiah (1 time).

How many times does H5662 appear in the Bible?

עֹבַדְיָה (ʻÔbadyâh) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5662 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or עֹבַדְיָהוּ; active participle of H5647 (עָבַד) and H3050 (יָהּ); serving Jah.

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