Obadiah
/ˌɒbəˈdaɪə/noun
A biblical Hebrew name meaning “servant of Yahweh,” borne by several figures in the Hebrew Bible.
Did you know?Obadiah comes from Hebrew ʿOvadYah, and the same -yah element appears in many biblical names tied to the divine name of Yahweh.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
ʿOvadYāh / ʿOvadYah
“servant of Yahweh”
Septuagint Greek
Greek
Abdías
“Greek rendering of the Hebrew name”
Latin
Latin
Abdias
“Latinized biblical name”
Middle English
English
Obadiah
“English biblical form of the name”
Modern English
English
Obadiah
“A biblical Hebrew personal name”