עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם

o.ved e.domProper Noun (Masculine)H5654

Obed-edom

From: from the active participle of H5647 (עָבַד) and H123 (אֱדֹם); worker of Edom;

Short Definition

Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Jeduthun (H3038); brother of: Mattithiah (H4993H), Gedaliah (H1436I), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H) and Hashabiah (H2811I); father of: Shemaiah (H8098I), Jehozabad (H3075H), Joah (H3098I), Sachar (H7940), Nethanel (H5417K), Ammiel (H5988I), Issachar (H3485H) and Peullethai (H6469) Also named: shim.i (*שִׁמְעִי *"Shimei" H8096X) § Obed-edom = "servant of Edom" 1) a Levite and a Gittite who kept the ark after Uzzah was slain by God for touching the ark while it was being taken to Jerusalem 2) a Merarite Levite and a singer and gatekeeper 2a) the family descended from him

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

15 times

Appears 15 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles

2 Samuel

2 Chronicles

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 13:13
1 Chronicles 15:21
1 Chronicles 16:5
1 Chronicles 26:8
2 Samuel 6:10

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