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Lexicon :: Strong's H5654 - ʿōḇēḏ 'ĕḏōm

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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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So he was not willing to bring the ark of the LORD to the city of David; instead, he diverted it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath.

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The ark of the LORD remained in his house three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and his whole family.

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It was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed Obed-edom’s family and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from Obed-edom’s house to the city of David with rejoicing.

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So David did not bring the ark of God home[fn] to the city of David; instead, he diverted it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath.

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The ark of God remained with Obed-edom’s family in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his family and all that he had.

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With them were their relatives second in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel,[fn] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

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and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to the Sheminith.

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The priests, Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, were to blow trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be gatekeepers for the ark.

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David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.

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Asaph was the chief and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

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He assigned Obed-edom and his[fn] sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.

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Obed-edom also had sons:

Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second,

Joah the third, Sachar the fourth,

Nethanel the fifth,

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All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and relatives; they were capable men with strength for the work ​— ​sixty-two from Obed-edom.

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Obed-edom’s was the south gate, and his sons’ lot was for the storehouses;

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He took all the gold, silver, all the utensils that were found with Obed-edom in God’s temple, the treasures of the king’s palace, and the hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.

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