Abda
עַבְדָּאStrong’s H5653avda (av-da)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Avda is the Hebrew word usually translated “abda”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.”
Meaning
- Father of Adoniram
- A Levite, son of Shammua; also called 'Obadiah'
How it's translated
- abda 1
- and abda 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Kings 1
- Nehemiah 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Hebrew dictionary
עַבְדָּא avda · Abda
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.6; father of: Adoram (H0151) § Abda = "servant of Jehovah" 1) father of Adoniram 2) a Levite, son of Shammua; also called 'Obadiah'
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.