עוֹבֵדʻÔwbêd

proper name, masculine: worshipper

Pronunciation: o-bade' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5744

Meanings

1. son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:17; Ruth 4:21; 1 Chronicles 2:12)

2. names in Judah

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 10 times in the Bible.

  • Ruth 4:17 The neighbor women said, “Now at last Naomi has a son again!” And they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David.
  • Ruth 4:21 Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed.
  • Ruth 4:22 Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:12 Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:38 Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).