זְבַדְיָהוּ

# Zebadiah: A Hebrew Personal Name Zebadiah (זְבַדְיָהוּ) is a Hebrew proper name that appears once in the biblical text. As a personal name rather than a common noun, it functions as an identifier for a specific individual rather than conveying a descriptive meaning through its component parts. The single occurrence in the biblical record limits our ability to assess its range of usage or frequency in ancient Hebrew society. With only one attestation, we cannot determine whether Zebadiah was a common name among ancient Israelites or a relatively rare one, nor can we establish patterns of how it was applied across different social classes or time periods. The name's significance would be determined primarily by the historical or narrative importance of the particular person who bore it in the biblical account where it appears.