ʻAbdâʼ — H5653

Definition

masculine proper noun

Abda, the name of two Israelites

1. Abda = "servant of Jehovah"
2. father of Adoniram
3. a Levite, son of Shammua; also called 'Obadiah'

Usually translated as

Abda

Origin

from H5647; work

• Derived from ʻâbad (H5647)

Occurrences

ʻAbdâʼ occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), Nehemiah (1)

• 1 Kings 4:6 — And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda (עַבְדָּ֖א) was over the tribute.
• Nehemiah 11:17 — And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda (וְעַבְדָּא֙) the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.