"Obed" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew אובד or עוֹבֵד (Oved, “servant”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|he|אובד}} Hebrew אובד Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Obed
  1. The son of Ruth and Boaz, father of Jesse and grandfather of David, grandson of Naomi. Translations (son of Ruth and Boaz): 俄備得 /俄备得 (Ébèidé) (Chinese Mandarin), 敖貝 /敖贝 (Áobèi) [Catholic] (Chinese Mandarin), עוֹבֵד (Hebrew), Ғабит (Ğabit) (Kazakh), Obed (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Obed-en-name-3om4IqlG Categories (other): Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of 'son of Ruth and Boaz': 88 9 3
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Translations (male given name): עוֹבֵד (Hebrew)
    Sense id: en-Obed-en-name-WxDpcTb1 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Biblical characters Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 47 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 43 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 2 81 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 45 50 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 98 1
  3. A stream draining a part of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee, USA.
    Sense id: en-Obed-en-name-pqslvj5l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Biblical characters, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 36 53 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 47 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 43 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 34 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 22 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 16 36 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 45 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 25 72 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Individuals: 12 30 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Obadiah
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