Etymology

Obed

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Today it means: The son of Ruth and Boaz, father of Jesse and grandfather of David, grandson of Naomi. Full definition →

Hebrew אובד
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromאובד
  2. English todayObed

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.