Lexical Definition

‎עוֹבֵד‎ ʻÔwbêd (o-bade') Obed ^N:N-M-P
active participle of ‎עָבַד‎; serving

Obed.

• § Obed = "serving"
• Obed, the name of five Israelites

1) son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
2) a Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel
3) a Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell
4) one of David's mighty warriors
5) son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple

See Greek: Ὠβήδ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עוֺבֵד‎, ‎עֹבֵד‎ proper name, masculine (worshipper; compare Sabean ‎עבד‎ Os^{22 and} DHM^{ZMG xxxvii (1883), 14}; —

1. son of Boaz and Ruth Ruth 4:17, vRuth 4:21 = 1Chr 2:12; Ruth 4:22 (only here ‎עֹבֵד‎) = 1Chr 2:12, ᵑ6 Ωβηδ.

2. names in Judah, ᵐ5 Ωβηδ:
a. 1Chr 2:37; 1Chr 2:38
b. 2Chr 23:1.

3. a mighty man of David 1Chr 11:47, ᵐ5 Ιωβηθ, A Ιωβηδ.

4. a doorkeeper 1Chr 26:7 ᵐ5 Ωβηδ.

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