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עֹדֵד
o.ded
H5752
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Oded

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o.ded is a personal name used for a prophet and for Azariah's father in Chronicles.

The name occurs in prophetic settings: 2 Chronicles 15:8 and 2 Chronicles 28:9 identify a prophet by this name, while 2 Chronicles 15:1 names Azariah as his son.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in prophetic contexts · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in all three verses. In 2 Chronicles 15:1 the APB renders Azariah as the “son of Oded”; in 2 Chronicles 15:8 it renders “the prophecy of Oded the prophet,” and in 2 Chronicles 28:9 it introduces “A prophet of the LORD named Oded.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name directly as “Oded” in each verse, identifying him as Azariah's father in 2 Chronicles 15:1 and as a prophet in 2 Chronicles 15:8 and 2 Chronicles 28:9. The verse is read as a whole.

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