Obadiah
noun
Oba·di·ah
ˌō-bə-ˈdī-ə 
1
: a Hebrew prophet
2
: a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
Examples of Obadiah in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Stark’s one-time mentor Obadiah Stane, who becomes the metallic villain Iron Monger, is played by Jeff Bridges.
—
Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2024
Historical records show Shalom Aaron Obadiah Cohen, the founder of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Kolkata, reached out to a Bengali Muslim friend regarding the cemetery.
—Sarah Aziz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
Jail cell decision Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Springer was born April 15, 1958, in Birmingham (along with twin sister Velda) to parents with ties to the Caribbean.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
The movie had been shot and edited and was coming together in post-production–except that the final battle, between Tony Stark and his rival Obadiah Stane, was a boring slugfest between two men in metal suits, lacking the character and the wit that animated the rest of the movie.
—Joanna Robinson, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2023
Jeff Bridges [who played antagonist Obadiah Stane] is on record as not being particularly delighted by this sort of approach.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
But Tom Cruise might be the Obadiah Stane variant to become Iron Monger in the reality where Stane defeats Stark.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 27 Feb. 2022
Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2024
Historical records show Shalom Aaron Obadiah Cohen, the founder of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Kolkata, reached out to a Bengali Muslim friend regarding the cemetery.
—Sarah Aziz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
Jail cell decision Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Springer was born April 15, 1958, in Birmingham (along with twin sister Velda) to parents with ties to the Caribbean.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
The movie had been shot and edited and was coming together in post-production–except that the final battle, between Tony Stark and his rival Obadiah Stane, was a boring slugfest between two men in metal suits, lacking the character and the wit that animated the rest of the movie.
—Joanna Robinson, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2023
Jeff Bridges [who played antagonist Obadiah Stane] is on record as not being particularly delighted by this sort of approach.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
But Tom Cruise might be the Obadiah Stane variant to become Iron Monger in the reality where Stane defeats Stark.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 27 Feb. 2022
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'Obadiah.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near Obadiah
Cite this Entry
“Obadiah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Obadiah. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Obadiah
noun
Oba·di·ah
ˌō-bə-ˈdī-ə
: a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share