H5744 H5744
Obed ('worshipper'), a personal name; most notably the son of Boaz and Ruth and grandfather of King David.
A personal name meaning 'worshipper' or 'servant,' derived from the root ʿabad ('to serve'). The most prominent bearer is the son of Boaz and Ruth, whose birth the women of Bethlehem celebrated as a restorer of Naomi's line (Ruth 4:17). The genealogies of Ruth 4:21-22 and 1 Chronicles 2:12 position Obed as the link between Boaz and Jesse, making him David's grandfather and a key figure in the messianic lineage. Other bearers include a Judahite in 1 Chronicles 2:37-38, a mighty warrior of David (1 Chr 11:47), and a temple gatekeeper (1 Chr 26:7).
Senses
1. and Oved — The proper name Obed (ʿOved), meaning 'worshipper' or 'one who serves,' applied to several individuals. The most theologically significant is the son of Boaz and Ruth, named by the neighborhood women (Ruth 4:17) and placed in the Davidic genealogy as Jesse's father (Ruth 4:21-22; 1 Chr 2:12). Other bearers include a descendant of Judah through Jerahmeel (1 Chr 2:37-38), one of David's mighty warriors (1 Chr 11:47), and a Levitical gatekeeper (1 Chr 26:7). Spanish 'Obed,' French 'Obed,' and German 'Obed' all uniformly transliterate the name, while the Septuagint renders it Ōbēd. 10×
AR["عوبيد", "عُوبيدَ", "عُوبِيدَ", "عُوبِيدُ", "وَ-عوبيد", "وَ-عُوبيدُ", "وَ-عُوبِيدُ", "وَعُوبَيد"]·ben["আর-ওবেদ", "এবং-ওবেদ", "ও-ওবেদ", "ওবেদ", "ওবেদের"]·DE["Obed", "und-Knecht", "und-Obed"]·EN["Obed", "Oved", "and-Obed", "and-Oved"]·FR["Obed", "et-Obed"]·heb["ו-עובד", "עובד"]·HI["ओबेद", "ओबेदका", "और-ओबेद"]·ID["Dan-Obed", "Obed", "dan-Obed"]·IT["Obed", "e-Obed"]·jav["Lan-Obèd", "Obed", "Obèd", "Obéd", "lan-Obed", "lan-Obèd"]·KO["그-와-오벳", "그리고-오베드", "그리고-오베드가", "그리고-오벳", "오베드라", "오베드를", "오베드의", "오벳"]·PT["'Oved", "E-'Oved", "Oved", "e-'Oved", "e-Oved", "e-‘Oved", "¶ E-'Oved"]·RU["И-Овед", "Овед", "Оведа", "Овида", "и-Овед", "родил"]·ES["Obed", "Y-Obed", "y-Obed"]·SW["Na-Obedi", "Obedi", "na-Obedi"]·TR["Obed", "Obed'in", "Oved'i", "Ovet'in", "ve-Obed", "ve-Oved"]·urd["اور-عوبید", "عوبید", "و-عوبید"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עוֹבֵד, עֹבֵד n.pr.m. (worshipper; cf. Sab. עבד Os22 and DHMZMG xxxvii (1883), 14;— 1. son of Boaz and Ruth Ru 4:17, v 21 = 1 Ch 2:12; Ru 4:22 (only here עֹבֵד) = 1 Ch 2:12, 𝔖 Ωβηδ. 2. names in Judah, 𝔊 Ωβηδ: a. 1 Ch 2:37, 38. b. 2 Ch 23:1.) 3. a mighty man of David 1 Ch 11:47, 𝔊 Ιωβηθ, A Ιωβηδ. 4. a doorkeeper 1 Ch 26:7, 𝔊 Ωβηδ.