King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H5744
Transliteration: Obed
Phonetic Spelling: (o-bade')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "worshiper", the name of several Israelites
Meaning: Obed -- "worshiper", the name of several Israelites
Word Summary
Obed: "worshiper", the name of several Israelites
Original Word: עוֹבֵדTransliteration: Obed
Phonetic Spelling: (o-bade')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "worshiper", the name of several Israelites
Meaning: Obed -- "worshiper", the name of several Israelites
Strong's Concordance
Obed Active participle of abad; serving; Obed, the name of five Israelites -- Obed.
see HEBREW abad
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H5744. Obed
עֹבֵד עוֺבֵד, proper name, masculine (worshipper; compare Sabean עבד Os22and DHMZMG xxxvii (1883), 14; —
1 son of Boaz and Ruth Ruth 4:17, 4:21 = 1 Chronicles 2:12; Ruth 4:22 (only here עֹבֵד) = 1 Chronicles 2:12, ᵑ6 Ωβηδ.
2 names in Judah, ᵐ5 Ωβηδ:
3 a mighty man of David 1 Chronicles 11:47, ᵐ5 Ιωβηθ, A Ιωβηδ.
4 a doorkeeper 1 Chronicles 26:7 ᵐ5 Ωβηδ.