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עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם H5654
H5654 is the Hebrew word עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם, transliterated ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm and said o-bade' ed-ome'. The King James Version most often renders it obededom.
What it means
Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites.
Where it comes from
from the active participle of H5647 (עָבַד) and H123 (אֱדֹם); worker of Edom.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Obed-edom.
Verses using עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 6:10 · KJV
So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
2 Samuel 6:11 · KJV
And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.
2 Samuel 6:12 · KJV
And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.
1 Chronicles 13:13 · KJV
So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
1 Chronicles 13:14 · KJV
And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.
1 Chronicles 15:18 · KJV
And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
1 Chronicles 15:21 · KJV
And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
1 Chronicles 15:24 · KJV
And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
1 Chronicles 15:25 · KJV
So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.
1 Chronicles 16:5 · KJV
Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
1 Chronicles 16:38 · KJV
And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
1 Chronicles 26:4 · KJV
Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
1 Chronicles 26:8 · KJV
All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom.
1 Chronicles 26:15 · KJV
To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.
2 Chronicles 25:24 · KJV
And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5654 mean?
H5654 is the Hebrew word עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם (ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm), meaning Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites.
How is H5654 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it obededom (20 times).
How many times does H5654 appear in the Bible?
עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם (ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5654 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from the active participle of H5647 (עָבַד) and H123 (אֱדֹם); worker of Edom.
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