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Obed
Biblical Persons & Places
Obed
Warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.47;
only referred to as Obed (עוֹבֵד).
Obed
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.37;
only referred to as Obed (עוֹבֵד);
a son of Ephlal;
father of Jehu.
Obed
Levite living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.7;
only referred to as Obed (עוֹבֵד);
son of Shemaiah;
a brother of Othni, Rephael, Elzabad, Elihu and Semachiah.
Obed
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.23.1;
only referred to as Obed (עוֹבֵד);
father of Azariah.
Obed
Man living before Israel's Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17;
referred to as Obed (עוֹבֵד), or Obed (Ὠβήδ);
a son of Boaz and Ruth;
father of Jesse.
Strong's Definition
Obed, the name of five Israelites
Derivation: active participle of H5647 (עָבַד); serving;
KJV Usage: Obed.
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17;
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עוֹבֵד
‛ôbêd
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 Davids mighty warriors
5) son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: active participle of H5647
Total KJV Occurrences: 10