Obed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The son of Ruth and Boaz, father of Jesse and grandfather of David, grandson of Naomi.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  3. A stream draining a part of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee, USA.

Word forms

Obed

Etymology

From Hebrew אובד or עוֹבֵד (Oved, “servant”).

Related words

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