Ebed-melech — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ

עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ

ʻEbed Melek · pronounced eh'-bed meh'-lek · Strong's H5663 · a man

Ebed-melech means servant of a king.

Built from

עֶבֶד ʻebed (from, H5650) — a servant open in the lexicon ›

מֶלֶךְ melek (and, H4428) — a king open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H5650 and H4428; servant of a king; Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah.

First appearance

Jer 38:7 Now when Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin; (KJV)

Every verse that names Ebed-melech

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Jeremiah

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

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