Abdi
עַבְדִּי/AB-dye/
“My servant, or servant of Jehovah”
Summary
A name meaning "my servant" or "servant of Jehovah," borne by three men in the Old Testament, all of whom were Levites or Israelites.
☩Old Testament Figures
Three men bear this name in Scripture. The first was a Levite, grandfather of Ethan the singer who served in David's time. The second was also a Levite, father of Kish, who assisted in the reformation under King Hezekiah. The third was an Israelite of the sons of Elam who divorced his foreign wife after the return from Babylon under Ezra's reforms.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 6:442 Chronicles 29:12Ezra 10:26
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Abdi," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Abdi," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).