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  • proper noun biblical Son of Ruth and Boaz, father of Jesse and grandfather of David, grandson of Naomi.
  • proper noun A male given name of biblical origin.
  • proper noun A stream draining a part of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee, USA.

Etymologies

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From Hebrew אובד or עובד (Oved, "servant").

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