ʿōvēd ʾĕdōm עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם ‘Obed-edom’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from the active participle of ʿāvad עָבַד ‘to serve’ and ʾĕdōm אֱדוֹם ‘Edom’
Roots:
עבד
אדם
ʿōvēd ʾĕdōm pr n m pers
Obed-edom = "servant of Edom"
1) a Levite and a Gittite who kept the ark after Uzzah was slain by God for touching the ark while it was being taken to Jerusalem
2) a Merarite Levite and a singer and gatekeeper
2a) the family descended from him