The name Abda means servant, or perhaps is an abbreviated form of servant of YHWH. [1] There are two people by this name in the Hebrew Bible.
Where the Masoretic Text has Abda, the Septuagint, depending on the location and manuscript, has names such as Abao, Ephra, Edram, Ioreb, Obeb, and Abdias. [3]
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Abda".
Easton's Bible Dictionary. 1897.
The name Abda means servant, or perhaps is an abbreviated form of servant of YHWH. [1] There are two people by this name in the Hebrew Bible.
Where the Masoretic Text has Abda, the Septuagint, depending on the location and manuscript, has names such as Abao, Ephra, Edram, Ioreb, Obeb, and Abdias. [3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain: "
Abda".
Easton's Bible Dictionary. 1897.