Abda (biblical figure)

The name Abda (Hebrew עַבְדָּא) means servant, or perhaps is an abbreviated form of servant of YHWH.<ref>International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, (1915) "Abda"</ref> There are two people by this name in the Hebrew Bible.

• An Abda mentioned in passing when Solomon set Adoniram son of Abda in charge of forced labor for Solomon's building projects (Template:Sourcetext). The forced labor is referred to by the word "levy" in the Revised Version and "tribute" in the King James Version.
• A Levite of the family of Jeduthun (Template:Sourcetext), also called Obadiah (Template:Sourcetext). He was the son of Shammua and served in Jerusalem under Nehemiah.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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.<ref>Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abda." </ref>