Strong H5744H5744Jעוֹבֵד

Obed

One of the 5 senses of Strong H5744

Transliteration
‛ôbêd
Pronunciation
o-bade'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.7;
son of: Shemaiah (H8098I);
brother of: Othni (H6273), Rephael (H7501), Elzabad (H443H), Elihu (H453I) and Semachiah (H5565)

Meaning of the name

Obed = "serving"

General definition

Active participle of H5647; serving;
{Obed} the name of five Israelites: - Obed.

In the biblical story

Obed

Gatekeeper, son of Shemaiah

Obed was a gatekeeper in the temple, the son of Shemaiah.

In the Bible

Strong H5744J appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • obed1

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 26:7
    The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
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