The meaning of “עֲבֵד נְגוֹא”
Understanding ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(Aramaic) of foreign origin Abed-nego. - § Abed-nego = "servant of Nebo" - Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah 1) the godly f...
עֲבֵד נְגוֹא
(Aramaic) of foreign origin Abed-nego. - § Abed-nego = "servant of Nebo" - Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah 1) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Abednego; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord 1a) also, 'Azariah' (עֲזַרְיָה or עֲזַרְיָה)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel 3:20 | “And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.” Word: עֲבֵד נְגוֹא (ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ) |