H5744Hebrewʿôḇēḏ

עוֹבֵד

Obed.

10
Total Occurrences
3
Books
10
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1son of boaz by ruth and the grandfather of david
  • 2a judaite, a descendant of jarha, the egyptian slave of sheshan, in the line of jerahmeel
  • 3a judaite, father of azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with jehoiada in the revolution by which athaliah fell
  • 4one of david's mighty warriors
  • 5son of shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple

Etymology & Derivation

active participle of H5647 (עָבַד); serving;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻÔwbêd; Pronunciation: o-bade'