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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(servant). (1) Father of Adoniram (1 Kings 4:6⁶And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. (1 Kings 4:6)). (2) Son of Shammua (Neh. 11:17¹⁷And 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 the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. (Nehemiah 11:17)). Called Obadiah (1 Chron. 9:16¹⁶And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. (1 Chronicles 9:16)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Father of Adoniram (1 Kings 4:6⁶And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. (1 Kings 4:6)).

2. Son of Shammua (Neh. 11:17¹⁷And 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 the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. (Nehemiah 11:17)): apparently called OBADIAH the Son of Shemaiah in 1 Chronicles 9:16¹⁶And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. (1 Chronicles 9:16).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5653 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Abda’

Phonic:

ab-daw’

Meaning:

from 5647; work; Abda, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Abda

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

service

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Servant; servitude; fig. worshiper of God:―the name of two Israelites, Neh. 11:17. {Servus}