H5744: עוֹבֵד
ʻÔwbêd · pronounced o-bade' · “Obed”
Definition
Obed, the name of five Israelites
KJV translates it as: Obed.
Word origin: active participle of H5647 (עָבַד); serving;
Extended definition
son of: Boaz (H1162) and Ruth (H7327);
father of: Jesse (H3448)
Also named: Ōbēd (Ὠβήδ "Obed" G5601)
§ 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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5744 is translated
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Bible verses with H5744 (ʻÔwbêd)
ʻôwbêd appears in 9 verses.
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 2:12
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
- 1 Chronicles 2:37
And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
- 1 Chronicles 2:38
And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
- 1 Chronicles 11:47
Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
- 1 Chronicles 26:7
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
- 2 Chronicles 23:1
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.