Strong's H5663 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ (ʻEbed Melek)

Pronunciation: eh'-bed meh'-lek

POS: eh'-bed meh'-lek Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from and ; servant of a king;

Definition: from עֶבֶד and מֶלֶךְ; servant of a king; Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah; Ebed-melech.

KJV Usage: Ebed-melech.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Ebed-melech = "servant of the king"
• 2. 1) an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of king Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison

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