Zebadiah
/ˌzɛbəˈdaɪ.ə/noun
A biblical Hebrew name meaning 'Yahweh has bestowed' or 'gift of Yahweh.'
Did you know?Zebadiah is a theophoric Hebrew name built from a verb meaning “to give” and the divine name Yahweh, so it carries the ancient idea of a gift from the deity rather than a random label.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
זְבַדְיָהוּ (Zəḇaḏyāhû)
“Yahweh has given / bestowed”
Late Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
זְבַדְיָה (Zəḇaḏyāh)
“Shorter form of the theophoric name, preserving the sense of divine gift”
Greek Septuagint
Greek
Ζαβαδίας (Zabadías)
“Greek rendering of the Hebrew name”
Latin Vulgate / Medieval English
Latin/English
Zebadiah
“Anglicized biblical name in English tradition”
Modern English
English
Zebadiah
“Rare given name used in reference to the biblical name”