Servant of Jehovah, serving Jah
Strong's #H5662
Obadiah is the name of one of the Minor Prophets. He wrote the Bible book, named after him, in 590 B.C.
References
1Kings 18, 1Chronicles 7:3, 8:38, 9:16, 44, 12:9, 27:19, 2Chronicles 17:7, 34:12, Ezra 8:9, Nehemiah 10:5, 12:25, Obadiah 1:1
Obal
Stripped bare
Strong's #H5745
References
Genesis 10:28
Obed
Serving
Strong's #H5744
Ruth 4, 1Chronicles 2, 11:47, 26:7, 2Chronicles 23:1, Matthew 1:5, Luke 3:32
References
Obed is the name of several Old Testament people. Ruth, the writer of the Biblical book of the same name, married Boaz and produced a child named Obed. The child would ultimately become the grandfather of King David.
Obededom
Worker (servant) of Edom
Strong's #H5654
References
2Samuel 6, 1Chronicles 13, 15 - 16, 26, 2Chronicles 25:24
Obil
Camel driver, mournful
Strong's #H179
References
1Chronicles 27:30
Oboth
Waterskins
Strong's #H88
Oboth was one of the many places the Israelites camped during their forty years of wilderness wanderings.
References
Numbers 21:10 - 11, 33:43 - 44
Ocran
Muddler, troubled
Strong's #H5918
References
Numbers 1:13, 2:27, 7:72, 77, 10:26
Oded
Restorer, reiteration
Strong's #H5752
References
2Chronicles 15:1, 8, 28:9
Og
Round, long-necked
Strong's #H5747
Og, king of Bashan, was a Biblical giant. He was known to have slept in a bed that was 9 cubits long (roughly 13 1/2 feet or 4.1 meters)!
In one of Moses' last battles before he dies, he leads the Israelites to victory over Og and his kingdom. The land that was conquered, located east of the Jordan River, becomes part of Manasseh's inheritance in the Promised Land.
Og, at just two letters, is one of the shortest personal names in the entire Bible. Others include Er (Genesis 38:3) and Ir (1Chronicles 7:12).
References
Numbers 21:33, 32:33, Deuteronomy 1:4, 3:1 - 13, 4:47, 29:7, 31:4, Joshua 2:10, 9:10, 12:4, 13:12 - 31, 1Kings 4:19, Nehemiah 9:22, Psalm 135:11, 136:20
Ohad
United, unity
Strong's #H161
References
Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15
Ohel
Tent
Strong's #H169
References
1Chronicles 3:20
Olives (Olivet)
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Olympas
Heaven descended, heavenly
Strong's #H3652
References
Romans 16:15
Omar
Talkative, speaker, eloquent
Strong's #H201
References
Genesis 36:11, 15, 1Chronicles 1:36
Omri
Pupil of Jehovah, heaping
Strong's #H6018
Omri was the seventh ruler over the Kingdom of Israel. King from 885 to 874 B.C., He is considered one of Israel's most unrighteous monarchs.
References
1Kings 16, 2Kings 8, 1Chronicles 7:8, 9:4, 27:18, 2Chronicles 22:2, Micah 6:16
On
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Onam
Strong, vigorous
Strong's #H208
References
Genesis 36:23, 1Chronicles 1:40, 2:26, 28
Onan
Strong
Strong's #H209
References
Genesis 38:4, 8 - 9, 46:12, Numbers 26:19, 1Chronicles 2:3
Profitable
Strong's #G3682
Onesimus was an educated slave of Philemon. After stealing from his master, he flees to Rome and finds the Apostle Paul. After hearing the gospel, Onesimus repents and becomes a Christian.
Paul, believing the best thing Onesimus could do was return to his master, writes the book of Philemon. This short letter asks his dear friend to forgive his slave and treat him with the same respect as a fellow Christian.
References
Colossians 4:9, 18, Philemon 1:10, 25
Onesiphorus
Profit bearer, bringing profit
Strong's #G3683
Onesiphorus was a Christian who lived in Ephesus. He greatly aided Paul during the apostle's initial evangelism of the city.
References
2Timothy 1:16, 4:19
Ono
Vigorous, strong
Strong's #H207
References
1Chronicles 8:12, Ezra 2:33, Nehemiah 6:2, 11:35
Ophel
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Ophir
Reducing to ashes
Strong's #H211
Ophir, through his father Joktan, was one of the descendants of Shem who survived the flood.
Ophir is also the ancient Biblical location where deposits of high quality gold were known to exist. Tyre's King Hiram, as well as Israelite Kings David, Solomon and Jehoshaphat, sent men to retrieve this precious metal from the area. Although Scripture does not specify exactly where such gold was mined, the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia states the most probable location was the western coast of Arabia.
The Jerusalem Talmud states that there were seven kinds of gold. These were good gold, pure gold (like that from Ophir), precious, gold from Uphaz, purified, refined, and Parvaim's red gold.
References
Genesis 10:29, 1Kings 9:28, 10:11, 22:48, 1Chronicles 1:23, 29:4, 2Chronicles 8:18, 9:10, Job 22:24, 28:16, Psalm 45:9, Isaiah 13:12
Ophni
Mouldy
Strong's #H6078
References
Joshua 18:24
Ophrah
Fawn, female fawn
Strong's #H6084
References
Joshua 18:23, Judges 6:11, 24, 8:27, 32, 9:5, 1Samuel 13:17, 1Chronicles 4:14
Oreb
Raven
Strong's #H6159
References
Judges 7:25, 8:3, Psalm 83:11, Isaiah 10:26
Orion
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Ornan
Light was perpetuated, strong
Strong's #H771
The alternate name for Ornan is Araunah (Strong's #H728 which means, "joyful shouting to Jah," 2Samuel 24).
Ornan the Jebusite, upon the request of David, sold him his threshing floor so that the king could set up an altar to God. The land, bought with six hundred shekels of gold, would later be the place where King Solomon would build Jerusalem's magnificant temple.
References
1Chronicles 21, 2Chronicles 3:1
Orpah
Gazelle, mane
Strong's #H6204
References
Ruth 1:4, 14
Oshea
Deliverer, salvation
Strong's #H1954
Joshua is referred to as Oshea in Numbers 13:8, 16.
References
Numbers 13:8, 16
Osse
Salvation
Strong's #G5617
Osse, in the King James New Testament, is an alternate spelling of the minor prophet's name Hosea.
References
Romans 9:25
Othni
Lion of Jehovah, force, forcible
Strong's #H6273
References
1Chronicles 26:7
Othniel
Force of God, lion of God
Strong's #H6274
Othniel was the son of Kenaz who was the younger brother of Caleb (Judges 3:9). Othniel is given Achsah, Caleb's daughter (and his first cousin) to marry after he conquers the city of Kirjathsepher (Debir, Joshua 15:15 - 17).
Israel, roughly thirty years after the death of Joshua, is allowed by God to be dominated by the king of Mesopotamia. The Lord allows this, for eight years, because the Israelites had forsaken him and began worshipping other Gods.
God sends Othniel to deliver his people after they cry out for help. Othniel defeats the Mesopotamia king and ultimately serves as Israel's Judge for forty years (1350 to 1310 B.C.).
References
Joshua 15:17, Judges 1:13, 3:9, 11, 1Chronicles 4:13, 27:15
Ozem
I shall hasten them, to be strong
Strong's #H684
Ozem was the name of one of King David's brothers.
References
1Chronicles 2:15, 25
Ozias
Strength of Jehovah
Strong's #G3604
Ozias is the New Testament Greek form for the name Uzziah.
References
Matthew 1:8 - 9
Ozni
Having quick ears, my ear
Strong's #H244
References
Numbers 26:16