ʻÔwbêd — H5744

Definition

masculine proper noun

Obed, the name of five Israelites

1. Obed = "serving"
2. son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
3. a Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel
4. a Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell
5. one of David's mighty warriors
6. son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple

Usually translated as

Obed

Origin

active participle of H5647; serving

• ʻâbad (H5647)

Greek equivalents

• Ōbḗd (G5601)

Occurrences

ʻÔwbêd occurs 10 times in 9 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ruth (3), 1 Chronicles (5), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 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 (עוֹבֵ֔ד): he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
• Ruth 4:21 — And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed (עוֹבֵֽד),
• Ruth 4:22 — And Obed (וְעֹבֵד֙) begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
• 1 Chronicles 2:12 — And Boaz begat Obed (עוֹבֵ֔ד), and Obed begat Jesse,
• 1 Chronicles 2:12 — And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed (וְעוֹבֵ֖ד) begat Jesse,
• 1 Chronicles 2:37 — And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed (עוֹבֵֽד),
• 1 Chronicles 2:38 — And Obed (וְעוֹבֵד֙) begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
• 1 Chronicles 11:47 — Eliel, and Obed (וְעוֹבֵ֔ד), and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
• 1 Chronicles 26:7 — The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed (וְעוֹבֵ֧ד), 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 (עוֹבֵ֜ד), and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.