English

Proper noun

Obed

1. The son of Ruth and Boaz, father of Jesse and grandfather of David, grandson of Naomi.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), Ruth 4:17::

     And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

2. A male given name of biblical origin.
3. A stream draining a part of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee, USA.

Related terms

• Obadiah

Translations

See also

• Obed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Obed River on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• bode

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): objed

Noun

obed m ‎(Cyrillic spelling обед)

1. meal (usually lunch)

See also

• ručak

Declension

Slovak

Noun

obed m

1. lunch

Slovene

Etymology

Compound of ob and -ed, compare the verb jesti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈbɛ́t/
• Tonal orthography: obȅd

Noun

obèd m inan ‎(genitive obéda, nominative plural obédi)

1. lunch

Declension