HebrewH5653Proper Noun (Masculine)
עַבְדָּא
av.da
“Abda”
2Occurrences
H5653Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Abda, the name of two Israelites
from H5647 (עָבַד); work;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at ; father of: Adoram (H0151) § Abda = "servant of Jehovah" 1) father of Adoniram 2) a Levite, son of Shammua; also called 'Obadiah'
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
עַבְדָּא appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Kings
1
Nehemiah
1
Key Passages
1 Kings 4:6BSB
Ahishar was in charge of the palace;and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
Nehemiah 11:17BSB
Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
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