Bible Names

Obed: meaning of the name

Obed means “a servant; workman.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Obed in Hebrew and Greek

עוֹבֵד H5744

ʻÔwbêd (o-bade') — Obed, the name of five Israelites

active participle of H5647 (עָבַד); serving;

Ὠβήδ G5601

Ōbḗd — Obed, an Israelite

of Hebrew origin (H05744);

People named Obed in the Bible

Obed in Scripture

“Obed” appears in 26 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • Ruth 4:17

    And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

  • Ruth 4:21

    And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

  • Ruth 4:22

    And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

  • 2 Samuel 6:10

    So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite.

  • 2 Samuel 6:11

    And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed–edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed–edom, and all his household.

  • 2 Samuel 6:12

    And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed–edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed–edom into the city of David with gladness.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:12

    And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

  • 1 Chronicles 2:37

    And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,