Strong's H5744 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עוֹבֵד (ʻÔwbêd)

Pronunciation: o-bade'

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

Exegesis: active participle of ; serving;

Definition: active participle of עָבַד; serving; Obed, the name of five Israelites; Obed.

KJV Usage: Obed.

Senses[edit | edit source]

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

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G5601

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