Lexical Definition

‎עַבְדִּי‎ ʻAbdîy (ab-dee') Abdi ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עָבַד‎; serviceable

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

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.44
• son of: Malluch (מַלּוּךְ)
• father of: Kishi (קִישִׁי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עַבְדִּי‎ proper name, masculine (= ‎עֹבַדְיָה‎ servant of Yah; see however, Gray^{Prop. N. 149 ff.} and compare Old Aramaic ‎עבדו‎, Nabataean, Palmyrene ‎עבדי‎ Lzb^{333, 334} Cook⁸⁷); —

1. a Levite 1Chr 6:29*; 2Chr 29:12 ᵐ5 Αβδ(ε)ι, ᵐ5^L 1 Chronicles Αβδια.

2. one with a foreign wife Ezra 10:26 ᵐ5 Αβδε(ι)α.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Malluch • A Levite, ancestor of Ethan the musician

Levite living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Abdi, a Levite, was an ancestor of Ethan, one of the musicians appointed by David to serve in the temple.

• A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.44;
• only referred to as Abdi עַבְדִּי;
• a son of Malluch מַלּוּךְ;
• father of Kishi קִישִׁי.

Abdi is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:44 as a Levite and an ancestor of Ethan, one of the musicians appointed by King David to serve in the temple. Ethan, along with Heman and Asaph, was a leading musician and singer during David's reign (1 Chronicles 15:19). Abdi is listed in the genealogy of the Levites, specifically within the lineage of Merari, one of the three main Levitical clans.

All entries for Abdi: עַבְדִּי

Related Profiles:

• Malluch (father)
• Kishi (child)