Zebadiah

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Zebadiah

/ˌzɛbəˈdaɪə/

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

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One of several minor characters in the Old Testament. (biblical character) 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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@misc{zebadiah_2026,
  title = {Zebadiah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zebadiah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}