Strongs Number: H5744
- Hebrew Word
- עוֹבֵד
- Transliteration
- ʻÔwbêd
- Phonetic
- o-bade'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
serving; {Obed} the name of five Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
Obed = "serving"
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
- Origin
- Active participle of H5647
- Bible Usage
- Obed.