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Lexicon :: Strong's H5663 - ʿeḇeḏ meleḵ

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עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ
Transliteration
ʿeḇeḏ meleḵ
Pronunciation
eh'-bed meh'-lek
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Variant Spellings

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

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).

  1. 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.
STRONGS H5663: Abbreviations
† עֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ proper name, masculine (= servant of the king, or < of (god) Melek, compare GrayProp. N. 117, 147 ff.); — Ethiopian official of Zedekiah Jeremiah 38:7, 8, 10, 11, 12; Jeremiah 39:16; Greek Version of the LXX Αβδεμελεχ.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Jeremiah

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

H5663

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:7 - וַיִּשְׁמַע עֶבֶד־מֶלֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁי אִישׁ סָרִיס וְהוּא בְּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי־נָתְנוּ אֶת־יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶל־הַבֹּור וְהַמֶּלֶךְ יֹושֵׁב בְּשַׁעַר בִּנְיָמִן׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:8 - וַיֵּצֵא עֶבֶד־מֶלֶךְ מִבֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹר׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:10 - וַיְצַוֶּה הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵת עֶבֶד־מֶלֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁי לֵאמֹר קַח בְּיָדְךָ מִזֶּה שְׁלֹשִׁים אֲנָשִׁים וְהַעֲלִיתָ אֶת־יִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא מִן־הַבֹּור בְּטֶרֶם יָמוּת׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:11 - וַיִּקַּח עֶבֶד־מֶלֶךְ אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁים בְּיָדֹו וַיָּבֹא בֵית־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־תַּחַת הָאֹוצָר וַיִּקַּח מִשָּׁם בְּלֹויֵ הסחבות וּבְלֹויֵ מְלָחִים וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶל־הַבֹּור בַּחֲבָלִים׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:12 - וַיֹּאמֶר עֶבֶד־מֶלֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁי אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ שִׂים נָא בְּלֹואֵי הַסְּחָבֹות וְהַמְּלָחִים תַּחַת אַצִּלֹות יָדֶיךָ מִתַּחַת לַחֲבָלִים וַיַּעַשׂ יִרְמְיָהוּ כֵּן׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:16 - הָלֹוךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ לְעֶבֶד־מֶלֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁי לֵאמֹר כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִנְנִי מבי אֶת־דְּבָרַי אֶל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת לְרָעָה וְלֹא לְטֹובָה וְהָיוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בַּיֹּום הַהוּא׃
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