Meaning, origin and history of the name Obed

Gender Masculine

Scripts עוֹבֵד(Ancient Hebrew) Ὠβήδ(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈoʊ.bɛd/(English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "serving, worshipping" in Hebrew. This is the name of several Old Testament characters including the grandfather of David.

VariantIobed(Biblical Greek)

Other Languages & CulturesAbdel, Abdo, Abduh, Abdul(Arabic) Abdul(Bengali) Oved(Biblical Hebrew) Oved(Hebrew) Abdul(Indonesian) Abdul(Malay) Abdou(Northern African) Abdul(Pashto) Abdul(Punjabi) Abdul(Urdu) Abdul(Uzbek) Abdou, Abdoul(Western African)

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