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Lexicon :: Strong's H5654 - ʿōḇēḏ 'ĕḏōm

Aa
עֹבֵד אֱדֹם
Transliteration
ʿōḇēḏ 'ĕḏōm
Pronunciation
o-bade' ed-ome'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the act part of עָבַד (H5647) and אֱדֹם (H123)
Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: עבד אדם (Gesenius) עבד אדום (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm, o-bade' ed-ome'; from the active participle of H5647 and H123; worker of Edom; Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites:—Obed-edom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H5654 in the following manner: Obededom (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H5654 in the following manner: Obededom (20x).

  1. 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

      1. the family descended from him

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm, o-bade' ed-ome'; from the active participle of H5647 and H123; worker of Edom; Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites:—Obed-edom.
STRONGS H5654: Abbreviations
† עֹבֵדאֱדֹם, and (2 Chronicles 25:24) אֱדוֺם ע׳ proper name, masculine (servant of (god) Edom, compare עבד אדם CISNo. 295; DrSm 206, 298 and references, RSSem i. 43; 2nd ed. 42 and references, HPS 2 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); 2 Samuel 6:12 (twice in verse) = 1 Chronicles 13:13, 14 (twice in verse), 1 Chronicles 15:25; Greek Version of the LXX Αβεδδαρα, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Αβεδδαδαν.
2. (= 1 ?) one of the chief Levitical singers and doorkeepers 1 Chronicles 15:18, 21, 24; 1 Chronicles 16:5, 38 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 26:4, 8 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 26:15; Greek Version of the LXX Αβαεδωμ, Αβδεδωμ, etc., LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Αβεδδομ.
3. the family of the same 2 Chronicles 25:24 (not in || 2 Kings 14:14).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

6:10; 6:10; 6:11; 6:12

2 Kings

14:14

1 Chronicles

13:13; 13:14; 15:18; 15:21; 15:24; 15:25; 16:5; 16:38; 26:4; 26:8; 26:15

2 Chronicles

25:24; 25:24

H5654

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5654 matches the Hebrew עֹבֵד אֱדֹם (ʿōḇēḏ 'ĕḏōm),
which occurs 40 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:10 - And David H1732 was unwilling H3808 H14 to move H5493 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 into the city H5892 of David H1732 with him; but David H1732 took H5186 it aside H5186 to the house H1004 of Obed-edom H5654 the Gittite. H1663

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:11 - Thus the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 remained H3427 in the house H1004 of Obed-edom H5654 the Gittite H1663 three H7969 months, H2320 and the LORD H3068 blessed H1288 Obed-edom H5654 and all H3605 his household. H1004

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:12 - Now it was told H5046 King H4428 David, H1732 saying, H559 “The LORD H3068 has blessed H1288 the house H1004 of Obed-edom H5654 and all H3605 that belongs to him, on account H5668 of the ark H727 of God.” H430 David H1732 went H1980 and brought H5927 up the ark H727 of God H430 from the house H1004 of Obed-edom H5654 into the city H5892 of David H1732 with gladness. H8057

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:13 - So David H1732 did not take H5493 the ark H727 with him to the city H5892 of David, H1732 but took H5186 it aside H5186 to the house H1004 of Obed-edom H5654 the Gittite. H1663

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:14 - Thus the ark H727 of God H430 remained H3427 with the family H1004 of Obed-edom H5654 in his house H1004 three H7969 months; H2320 and the LORD H3068 blessed H1288 the family H1004 of Obed-edom H5654 with all H3605 that he had.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:18 - and with them their relatives H251 of the second H4932 rank, H4932 Zechariah, H2148 [fn]Ben, H1122 Jaaziel, H3268 Shemiramoth, H8070 Jehiel, H3171 Unni, H6042 Eliab, H446 Benaiah, H1141 Maaseiah, H4641 Mattithiah, H4993 Eliphelehu, H466 Mikneiah, H4737 Obed-edom H5654 and Jeiel, H3262 the gatekeepers. H7778

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:21 - and Mattithiah, H4993 Eliphelehu, H466 Mikneiah, H4737 Obed-edom, H5654 Jeiel H3262 and Azaziah, H5812 to lead H5329 with [fn]lyres H3658 tuned to the sheminith. H8066

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:24 - Shebaniah, H7645 Joshaphat, H3092 Nethanel, H5417 Amasai, H6022 Zechariah, H2148 Benaiah H1141 and Eliezer, H461 the priests, H3548 blew H2690 the trumpets H2689 before H6440 the ark H727 of God. H430 Obed-edom H5654 and Jehiah H3174 also were gatekeepers H7778 for the ark. H727

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:25 - So it was David, H1732 with the elders H2205 of Israel H3478 and the captains H8269 over thousands, H505 who went H1980 to bring H5927 up the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the LORD H3068 from the house H1004 of Obed-edom H5654 with joy. H8057

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:5 - Asaph H623 the chief, H7218 and second H4932 to him Zechariah, H2148 then [fn]Jeiel, H3262 Shemiramoth, H8070 Jehiel, H3171 Mattithiah, H4993 Eliab, H446 Benaiah, H1141 Obed-edom H5654 and Jeiel, H3262 with musical instruments, H3627 harps, H5035 lyres; H3658 also Asaph H623 played loud-sounding H8085 cymbals, H4700

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:38 - and Obed-edom H5654 with [fn]his 68 H8346 H8083 relatives; H251 Obed-edom, H5654 also the son H1121 of Jeduthun, H3038 and Hosah H2621 as gatekeepers. H7778

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:4 - Obed-edom H5654 had sons: H1121 Shemaiah H8098 the firstborn, H1060 Jehozabad H3075 the second, H8145 Joah H3098 the third, H7992 Sacar H7940 the fourth, H7243 Nethanel H5417 the fifth, H2549

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:8 - All H3605 these H428 were of the sons H1121 of Obed-edom; H5654 they and their sons H1121 and their [fn]relatives H251 were able H2428 men H376 with strength H3581 for the service, H5656 62 H8346 H8147 from Obed-edom. H5654

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:15 - For Obed-edom H5654 it fell to the south, H5045 and to his sons H1121 went the storehouse. H624

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:24 - He took all H3605 the gold H2091 and silver H3701 and all H3605 the utensils H3627 which were found H4672 in the house H1004 of God H430 with Obed-edom, H5654 and the treasures H214 of the king’s H4428 house, H1004 the hostages H8594 also, and returned H7725 to Samaria. H8111
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