First names in Hebrew

First name Ovadia: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עובדיה

Gematria value: 97

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ovadia is written עובדיה

Meaning and origin

What does Ovadia mean?

Meaning: "servant of God"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of the prophet known in English as Obadiah. It means “servant of God”: oved, “one who serves”, followed by a short form of the divine Name. It is also the name of the shortest book of the Bible, a single chapter long.

Gematria

Ovadia = 97

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. עובדיה has 6 letters:

• עthe letter Ayin70
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total97

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Ovadia, from ע to ה:

עֹטֶה־אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָה׃

“He wraps Himself in light as in a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.”

Psalms 104:2

The book of your first name

Ovadia, in nine pages

• Ovadia, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Ovadia
• Ovadia, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Ovadia in three answers

How do you write Ovadia in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ovadia is written עובדיה.

What is the gematria value of Ovadia?
Written עובדיה, Ovadia is worth 97: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Ovadia mean?
Servant of God (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of the prophet known in English as Obadiah. It means “servant of God”: oved, “one who serves”, followed by a short form of the divine Name. It is also the name of the shortest book of the Bible, a single chapter long.