H5663 — עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ (ʻEbed Melek)
Strong's H5663 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ (ʻEbed Melek)
Pronunciation: eh'-bed meh'-lek
Morphology: n-pr-m
Name Meaning: Ebed-melech = "servant of the king"
Derivation: from עֶבֶד (ʻebed) [H5650] and מֶלֶךְ (melek) [H4428]; servant of a king;
Definition: Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah
KJV Renderings: Ebed-melech.
Senses
- an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of king Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H4428 | מֶלֶךְ | melek | from מָלַךְ (mâlak) H4427 | a king | king, royal |
| H5650 | עֶבֶד | ʻebed | from עָבַד (ʻâbad) H5647 | a servant | [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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