And the neighbor womenוַ הַשְּׁכֵנוֹתgaveתִּקְרֶאנָהhimלוֹa name,שֵׁםsaying,לֵאמֹר“A sonבֵּןhas been bornיֻלַּדto Naomi.”לְנָעֳמִיAnd they calledוַתִּקְרֶאנָהhis nameשְׁמוֹObed.עוֹבֵדHeהוּאwasthe fatherאֲבִיof Jesse,יִשַׁיthe fatherאֲבִיof David.דָוִד
Ruth 4:17
Study it in the app“And the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ruth 4:17, word by word
- And the neighbor womenשְּׁכֵנוֹתshechenot
neighbor, resident
Neighbor (man or woman); also a temporary resident.
Where else “shechenot” appears- gaveתִּקְרֶאנָהtikrena
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “tikrena” appears- a nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “A sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- has been bornיֻלַּדyulad
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yulad” appears- to Naomiנָעֳמִיnaomi
Naomi
Naomi, wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth. The name means "pleasant" or "my delight."
Where else “naomi” appears- Obedעוֹבֵדoved
Obed
Obed, son of Boaz and Ruth, grandfather of King David. Other people bear the same name. It means "one who serves."
Where else “oved” appears- the fatherאֲבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- of Jesseיִשַׁיyishay
Jesse
Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.
Where else “yishay” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears
Translation note
“Obed” means “one who serves.” Through him Ruth, the Moabite, enters the family of King David and that of Jesus (Matthew 1:5-6).
The context
16Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom and was the one who reared him.
17 · This verse (above)
18Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron;