Strong H179אוֹבִיל

Obil

Transliteration
'ôbîyl
Pronunciation
o-beel'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Probably from H56; mournful;
{Obil} an Ishmaelite: - Obil.

Meaning of the name

Obil = "camel driver"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.30

In the biblical story

Obil

Overseer of David's camels

Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of King David's camels.

In the Bible

Strong H179 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • obil1

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 27:30
    Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
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