Obadiah (pronounced ,
ʿOvadyah or עבדיהו
ʿOvadyahu, or in Modern Hebrew
Ovadyah) is a
Biblical theophorical name, meaning "servant of
God" or "worshipper of Yah." The form of Obadiah's name used in the
Septuagint is
Obdios; in Latin it is
Abdias. The
Bishops' Bible has it as
Abdi.