ABDA [AB dah] (servant or worshiper) — the name of two men in the Old Testament:

1. The father of Adoniram, Solomon's officer in charge of the labor force (1 Kin. 4:6).

2. A chief Levite, the son of Shammua, who lived in Jerusalem after the Captivity (Neh. 11:17). He is also called Obadiah (1 Chr. 9:16).