Lexicon :: Strong's H5663 - ʿeḇeḏ meleḵ

עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ

Transliteration

ʿeḇeḏ meleḵ

Pronunciation

eh'-bed meh'-lek

Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From עֶבֶד (H5650) and מֶלֶךְ (H4428)

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: עבד מלך.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ ʻEbed Melek, eh'-bed meh'-lek; from H5650 and H4428; servant of a king; Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah:—Ebed-melech.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H5663 in the following manner: Ebedmelech (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H5663 in the following manner: Ebedmelech (6x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Ebed-melech = "servant of the king"
1. an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of king Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ ʻEbed Melek, eh'-bed meh'-lek; from H5650 and H4428; servant of a king; Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah:—Ebed-melech.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H5663: Abbreviations

† עֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ proper name, masculine (= servant of the king, or < of (god) Melek, compare Gray^{Prop. N. 117, 147 ff.}); — Ethiopian official of Zedekiah Jeremiah 38:7, 8, 10, 11, 12; Jeremiah 39:16; Αβδεμελεχ.

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Jeremiah

38:7; 38:8; 38:10; 38:11; 38:12; 39:16

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H5663 matches the Hebrew עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ (ʿeḇeḏ meleḵ),
which occurs 12 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Jer 38:7

Jer 38:7 - Now when Ebedmelech^H5663 the Ethiopian,^H3569 one^H376 of the eunuchs^H5631 which was in the king's^H4428 house,^H1004 heard^H8085 that they had put^H5414 Jeremiah^H3414 in the dungeon;^H953 the king^H4428 then sitting^H3427 in the gate^H8179 of Benjamin;^H1144

Jer 38:8

Jer 38:8 - Ebedmelech^H5663 went forth^H3318 out of the king's^H4428 house,^H1004 and spake^H1696 to the king,^H4428 saying,^H559

Jer 38:10

Jer 38:10 - Then the king^H4428 commanded^H6680 Ebedmelech^H5663 the Ethiopian,^H3569 saying,^H559 Take^H3947 from hence thirty^H7970 men^H582 with thee,^H3027 and take up^H5927 Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet^H5030 out of the dungeon,^H953 before he die.^H4191

Jer 38:11

Jer 38:11 - So Ebedmelech^H5663 took^H3947 the men^H582 with him,^H3027 and went^H935 into the house^H1004 of the king^H4428 under the treasury,^H214 and took^H3947 thence old^H1094 cast clouts^H5499 and old^H1094 rotten rags,^H4418 and let them down^H7971 by cords^H2256 into the dungeon^H953 to Jeremiah.^H3414

Jer 38:12

Jer 38:12 - And Ebedmelech^H5663 the Ethiopian^H3569 said^H559 unto Jeremiah,^H3414 Put^H7760 now these old^H1094 cast clouts^H5499 and rotten rags^H4418 under thine armholes^H679^H3027 under the cords.^H2256 And Jeremiah^H3414 did^H6213 so.

Jer 39:16

Jer 39:16 - Go^H1980 and speak^H559 to Ebedmelech^H5663 the Ethiopian,^H3569 saying,^H559 Thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 the God^H430 of Israel;^H3478 Behold, I will bring^H935 my words^H1697 upon this city^H5892 for evil,^H7451 and not for good;^H2896 and they shall be accomplished in that day^H3117 before^H6440 thee.

Lexicon :: Strong's H5663 - ʿeḇeḏ meleḵ

עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ

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