Lexical Summary Obed Edom: "servant of Edom", an Israelite name Original Word: עֹבֵד אֱדוֹםTransliteration: Obed Edom Phonetic Spelling: (o-bade' ed-ome') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "servant of Edom", an Israelite name Meaning: Obed-edom -- "servant of Edom", an Israelite name Strong's Concordance Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites From the active participle of abad and 'Edom; worker of Edom; Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites: see HEBREW abad see HEBREW 'Edom Brown-Driver-Briggs H5654. Obed Edom עֹבֵדאֱדֹם, and (2 Chronicles 25:24) אֱדוֺם׳ע proper name, masculine (servant of (god) Edom, compare אדם עבד CISNo. 295; DrSm 206, 298 and references, RSSem i. 43; 2nd ed. 42 and references, HPS2 Samuel 6:10; but BaeRel 10 servant of man, אֱדֹם = אָדָם, which is thought possible by NöZMG xlii (1888), 470 BuhlEdomiter 49); — 1 the Gittite who harboured the ark 2 Samuel 6:10-11, (twice in verse); 6:12 (twice in verse) = 1 Chronicles 13:13-14, (twice in verse), 15:25; ᵐ5 Αβεδδαρα, ᵐ5L Αβεδδαδαν. 2 (= 1 ?) one of the chief Levitical singers and doorkeepers 1 Chronicles 15:18, 21, 24; 16:5, 38 (twice in verse); 26:4, 8 (twice in verse); 26:15; ᵐ5 Αβαεδωμ, Αβδεδωμ, etc., ᵐ5L Αβεδδομ. 3 the family of the same2 Chronicles 25:24 (not in "" 2 Kings 14:14). |
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