Every Name in Tanakh

עַבְדָּא Abda

Every verse in which this name stands — 2 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

PersonGematria 77×2 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

Strong's records this name for two Israelites. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 4:6 and last at Nehemiah 11:17.

1 Kings 4:6מלכים א ד:ו

וַאֲחִישָׁר עַל־הַבָּיִת וַאֲדֹנִירָם בֶּן־עַבְדָּא עַל־הַמַּֽס

and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy.

Nehemiah 11:17נחמיה יא:יז

וּמַתַּנְיָה בֶן־מִיכָה בֶּן־זַבְדִּי בֶן־אָסָף רֹאשׁ הַתְּחִלָּה יְהוֹדֶה לַתְּפִלָּה וּבַקְבֻּקְיָה מִשְׁנֶה מֵאֶחָיו וְעַבְדָּא בֶּן־שַׁמּוּעַ בֶּן־גָּלָל בֶּן־ידיתון

and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Abda?

Abda — עבדא in Hebrew — has a gematria of 77 in the standard method.

How many times is Abda named in the Tanakh?

2 times, first at 1 Kings 4:6.

A spelling is not a name. The written word עבדא stands 1 time in the corpus, which is a different question and often a different number: the same letters can spell another name or an ordinary word, and a name written with a particle attached is a word that search never returns. It is here, as itself.

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