King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

H5744 - Obed

Strong's No.:	H5744

Hebrew:	עוֹבֵד

Transliteration:	ʻÔwbêd

Phonetic:	o-bade'

Word Origin:	Active participle of H5647

Bible Usage:	Obed.

Part of Speech:	Proper Name Masculine

Strongs Definition:	serving; {Obed} the name of five Israelites

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

Bible References: Obed	Ruth 4:17 Ruth 4:21 Ruth 4:22 1 Chr 2:12 1 Chr 2:12 1 Chr 2:37 1 Chr 2:38 1 Chr 11:47 1 Chr 26:7 2 Chr 23:1

Translation Occurrences:	Obed ( 10 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.