Obadiah

noun

Oba·​di·​ah ˌō-bə-ˈdī-ə 

1

: a Hebrew prophet

2

: a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table

Examples of Obadiah in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The production team also includes Emmy-winner Obadiah Baker (The Shadow Between Us), Joyce Allen, and Theresa Godly and Ashley Cole. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025

Stark’s one-time mentor Obadiah Stane, who becomes the metallic villain Iron Monger, is played by Jeff Bridges. —Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2024

Historical records show Shalom Aaron Obadiah Cohen, the founder of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Kolkata, reached out to a Bengali Muslim friend regarding the cemetery. —Sarah Aziz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024

Jail cell decision Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Springer was born April 15, 1958, in Birmingham (along with twin sister Velda) to parents with ties to the Caribbean. —Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023

The movie had been shot and edited and was coming together in post-production–except that the final battle, between Tony Stark and his rival Obadiah Stane, was a boring slugfest between two men in metal suits, lacking the character and the wit that animated the rest of the movie. —Joanna Robinson, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2023

Jeff Bridges [who played antagonist Obadiah Stane] is on record as not being particularly delighted by this sort of approach. —Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023

But Tom Cruise might be the Obadiah Stane variant to become Iron Monger in the reality where Stane defeats Stark. —Chris Smith, BGR, 27 Feb. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew ʽŌbhadhyāh

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Obadiah

• jeremiah
• nehemiah
• zechariah
• zephaniah
• gaia
• maia
• maya
• playa
• via
• messiah
• nyaya
• papaya

Kids Definition

Obadiah

noun

Oba·​di·​ah ˌō-bə-ˈdī-ə 

: a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible