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obadiah

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for obadiah.

Editorial note

They're referring to the dialogue by Obadiah Stane in Iron man.

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Quick take

A male given name from Hebrew, of biblical origin.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of obadiah gathered in one view.

noun

A male given name from Hebrew, of biblical origin.

noun

(biblical) A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

noun

(biblical) A minor prophet.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for obadiah.

noun

A male given name from Hebrew, of biblical origin.

noun

(biblical) A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

noun

(biblical) A minor prophet.

Example sentences

1

They're referring to the dialogue by Obadiah Stane in Iron man.

2

The first comic printed in America is The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck, which appeared as a newspaper supplement in 1841 and a book in 1849.

3

And that fictional person is also on LinkedIn [1], which is also something I didn't realize they allowed, but looking around I see a lot of fictional characters, such as Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler from "Big Bang Theory", Tony Stark and Obadiah Stane from "Iron Man", and most of the staff of Dunder Mifflin.

Quote examples

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And that fictional person is also on LinkedIn [1], which is also something I didn't realize they allowed, but looking around I see a lot of fictional characters, such as Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler from "Big Bang Theory", Tony Stark and Obadiah Stane from "Iron Man", and most of the staff of Dunder Mifflin.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use obadiah in a sentence?

They're referring to the dialogue by Obadiah Stane in Iron man.

What does obadiah mean?

A male given name from Hebrew, of biblical origin.

What part of speech is obadiah?

obadiah is commonly used as noun.