Strong's H5654 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם (ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm)

Pronunciation: o-bade' ed-ome'

POS: o-bade' ed-ome' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from the active participle of and ; worker of Edom;

Definition: from the active participle of עָבַד and אֱדֹם; worker of Edom; Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites; Obed-edom.

KJV Usage: Obed-edom.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Obed-edom = "servant of Edom"
• 2. 1) a Levite and a Gittite who kept the ark after Uzzah was slain by God for touching the ark while it was being taken to Jerusalem
• 3. 2) a Merarite Levite and a singer and gatekeeper
• 4. 2a) the family descended from him

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