Zebadiah

English

Etymology

From Hebrew זְבַדְיָה (Zəḇaḏyâ, “gift of God, God has bestowed”), from זַבְדִּי (zab̲dî, “my gift”). Doublet of Zebedee.

Pronunciation

• enPR: zĕb'ə-dīʹə, IPA^(key): /ˌzɛbəˈdaɪə/
• Rhymes: -aɪə

Proper noun

Zebadiah

1. 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.

2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

See also

• Zeb
• Zebedee

References

• Worcester, Joseph E. (1861) An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language‎^[1], Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileston, page 374