עֹבַדְיָהוּ

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.16;

son of: Shemaiah (H8098F); also called Abda at Neh.11.17;

Also named: av.da (עַבְדָּא "Abda" H5653H)

§ 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…