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Strong's H5662 עֹבַדְיָה (obadyah)

Obadyah means “Obadiah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H5662
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 6

Strong's H5662 Quick Answer

Strong's H5662 עוֹבַדיָה עוֹבַדיָהוּ (`Obadyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Obadyah (o-bad-yaw') (or mObadyahuw {o-bad-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. serving Jah 2. Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites It has 19 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include obadiah, sons, son, ahab, and lord. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`Obadyah (o-bad-yaw') (or mObadyahuw {o-bad-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. serving Jah 2. Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
obadiah, sons, son, ahab, and lord

Meaning and Definition

`Obadyah (o-bad-yaw') (or mObadyahuw {o-bad-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. serving Jah 2. Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites [active participle of H5647 and H3050] KJV: Obadiah. Root(s): H5647, H3050

Original Word
עוֹבַדיָה עוֹבַדיָהוּ
Transliteration
`Obadyah
Derivation
Root: עבד First root strongs: 5647 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5662. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Obadiah

Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.18.3 § 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 1a) 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 13a) perhaps the same as 12

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

obadiah sons son ahab lord went azel these way elijah prophets hundred

How Strong's H5662 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5662 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5662 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5662.

1 Kings 18:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
1 Kings 18:4 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
1 Chronicles 3:21 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
1 Chronicles 27:19 Old Testament, KJV
Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:
2 Chronicles 17:7 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
Nehemiah 12:25 Old Testament, KJV
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
Obadiah 1:1 Old Testament, 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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5662, grouped by book.

1 Kings 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 7 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5662 FAQ

What does obadyah (עֹבַדְיָה) mean?

Obadyah (Strong's H5662) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Obadiah". `Obadyah (o-bad-yaw') (or mObadyahuw {o-bad-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. serving Jah 2. Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites

How many times is obadyah (עֹבַדְיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H5662 across 6 books.

Where can I study obadyah (עֹבַדְיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5662 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate obadyah (עֹבַדְיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as obadiah, sons, son, ahab, lord, and went. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.