# Obadiah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌoʊbəˈdaɪə/ · frequency rank #61,673

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/obadiah