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ʿavdāʾ עַבְדָּא ‘Abda’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿāvad עָבַד ‘to serve’
Roots: עבד

ʿavdāʾ pr n m pers
Abda = "servant of Jehovah"
1) father of Adoniram
2) a Levite, son of Shammua; also called 'Obadiah'

Mentioned in 1 Kings 4:6 Nehemiah 11:17

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