עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ

1 Kings 18:3 עֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ וְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּ Obadiah, and Obadiah

and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,

1 Kings 18:4 עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ Obadiah

for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

Here: His name means 'servant/worshipper of Yahweh', and he lives up to it. He is the palace administrator of a Baal-promoting court (v.3).

1 Kings 18:5 עֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ Obadiah

Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”

1 Kings 18:6 וְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּ and Obadiah

So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.

1 Kings 18:7 עֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙ Obadiah

Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”

1 Kings 18:16 עֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ Obadiah

So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.

1 Chronicles 3:21 עֹבַדְיָ֖ה Obadiah

The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.

1 Chronicles 7:3 וְ֠עֹבַדְיָה and Obadiah

The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.

1 Chronicles 8:38 וְעֹבַדְיָ֖ה and Obadiah

Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

1 Chronicles 9:16 וְעֹבַדְיָה֙ and Obadiah

Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

1 Chronicles 9:44 וְעֹבַדְיָ֖ה and Obadiah

And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

1 Chronicles 12:9 עֹבַדְיָה֙ Obadiah

Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,

Here: 'Servant of Yah', meaning servant of the LORD. A very common Israelite name. This man is not the prophet Obadiah or Ahab's steward.

1 Chronicles 27:19 עֹבַדְיָ֑הוּ Obadiah

over Zebulun was Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; over Naphtali was Jerimoth son of Azriel;

2 Chronicles 17:7 וּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣ה and <to> Obadiah

In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,

Here: The name means 'servant of YHWH'. He is a royal official, not the prophet Obadiah or Ahab's steward of the same name.

2 Chronicles 34:12 וְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ and Obadiah

And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,

Ezra 8:9 עֹבַדְיָ֖ה Obadiah

from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

Nehemiah 10:5 עֹֽבַדְיָֽה׃ Obadiah

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

Nehemiah 12:25 עֹבַדְיָ֥ה Obadiah

Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.

Obadiah 1:1 עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה Obadiah

This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—

Here: A personal name meaning “servant (or worshipper) of Yah.” It was a common Israelite name. The book tells us nothing else about this man, not even his father or his hometown.