Strong's Number H5744

עוֹבֵד

`Owbed · o-bade'

Transliteration:

`Owbed{o-bade'}

Word Origin:

act part of 5647

Part of Speech:

proper name masculine

Strong's Definition:

Obed, the name of five Israelites

Usage in the KJV:

Obed 10

Total: 10
Occurs 10 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

Obed = "serving"

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