obdan (ob-dawn') [13]

Meaning obdan

a.  From 6 ( 'âbad    ); a perishing.

Parts of speech: Masculine noun

A variant spelling obdan also occurs with the meaning "destruction".  Esther 8:6, "For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come upon my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred? " and Esther 9:5, "So the Jews smote all their enemies with the sword, slaughtering and destroying them, and did as they chose with those who hated them. "

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition [abad 6] perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed (Qal) perish, die, be exterminated perish, vanish (fig.) be lost, strayed (Piel) to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.) cause to stray, lose (Hiphil) to destroy, put to death of divine judgment object name of kings (fig.) Greek Equivalent Words Strong #: 3077 ‑ λύπη (loo'‑pay);

Masculine and Feminine Nouns

In Hebrew all nouns are either masculine or feminine. In most cases the nouns and noun derivatives are masculine and are converted into feminine nouns by adding one of four suffixes; (ah), (et), (owt), or (iyt). Generally, masculine nouns are concrete while feminine nouns are abstract.

Source: http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/26_nouns.html