Zebadiah
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English
Etymology
From Hebrew זְבַדְיָה (Zəḇaḏyâ, “gift of God, God has bestowed”), from זַבְדִּי (zab̲dî, “my gift”). Doublet of Zebedee.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zebadiah
- One of several minor characters in the Old Testament. (biblical character)
- 1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, 1 Chronicles 27:7:
- The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
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References
- Worcester, Joseph E. (1861) An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language, Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileston, page 374