Oved

Oved (Hebrew: עובד, Oved) is a Jewish surname and given name, a spelling variant of the biblical name Obed, the grandfather of Israel's King David. In Hebrew, the word means "to work" and is often used in a biblical context to denote a "worker of God." Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Avi Oved, American university administrator
• Gil Oved, South African entrepreneur
• Margalit Oved, American-Israeli dancer and choreographer
• Reuven Oved, Israeli former professional footballer
• Yaacov Oved, Israeli historian

Given name

• Oved Ben-Ami (1905–1988), Israeli politician

See also

• All pages with titles containing oved
• Obed (name)

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