Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ”
Understanding ʻEbed Melek reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
Ebed-melech. - § Ebed-melech = "servant of the king" - Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah 1) an Ethiopian eunuch in the se...
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Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ
Phoneticeh'-bed meh'-lek
TransliterationʻEbed Melek
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ebed-melech. - § Ebed-melech = "servant of the king" - Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah 1) an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of king Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
6 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah 38:11 | “So Ebed–melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.” Word: עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ (ʻEbed Melek) |