Lexicon
אוֹבִיל
o.vil
H0179
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Obil

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o.vil is the proper name of the Ishmaelite placed in charge of camels.

The attested use identifies an Ishmaelite named Obil in the clause assigning responsibility for camels.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in an administrative assignment · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in 1 Chronicles 27:30, where it identifies the Ishmaelite named in the clause concerning oversight of camels. In 1 Chronicles 27:30 the APB renders the verse, "And Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels, and Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 27:30, the APB presents the name as "Obil" and places him in charge of the camels.

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