The meaning of “עַבְדִּי”
Understanding ʻAbdîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Abdi. - § Abdi = "servant of Jehovah" - Abdi, the name of two Israelites 1) a Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the ...
עַבְדִּי
Abdi. - § Abdi = "servant of Jehovah" - Abdi, the name of two Israelites 1) a Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer 2) a Merarite Levite, father of Kish, in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 3) one of the family of Elam who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 6:44 | “And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,” Word: עַבְדִּי (ʻAbdîy) | |
| 2 Chronicles 29:12 | “Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:” Word: עַבְדִּי (ʻAbdîy) | |
| Ezra 10:26 | “And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.” Word: עַבְדִּי (ʻAbdîy) |