Obed
עוֹבֵדStrong’s H5744oved (o-ved)
Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Oved is the Hebrew word usually translated “obed”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- Son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
- A Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel
- A Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple
- Son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
- A Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel
- A Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple
- Son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
- A Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel
- A Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple
- Son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
- A Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel
- A Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David
- A Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel
- A Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell
- One of David's mighty warriors
- Son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple
How it's translated
- obed 5
- and obed 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 5
- Ruth 3
- 2 Chronicles 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Ruth 4:21And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
- Ruth 4:22And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
- 1 Chronicles 2:12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
- 1 Chronicles 2:37And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
- 1 Chronicles 2:38And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
- 1 Chronicles 11:47Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
Hebrew dictionary
עוֹבֵד oved · Obed
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
עוֹבֵד oved · Obed
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.37; son of: Ephlal (H0654); father of: Jehu (H3058I) § 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
עוֹבֵד oved · Obed
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.47 § 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
עוֹבֵד oved · Obed
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.7; son of: Shemaiah (H8098I); brother of: Othni (H6273), Rephael (H7501), Elzabad (H0443H), Elihu (H0453I) and Semachiah (H5565) § 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 …
עוֹבֵד oved · Obed
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.23.1; father of: Azariah (H5838T) § 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.