Strong's Lexicon
Ebed Melek: Ebed-Melek
Original Word:עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ
Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration:`Ebed Melek
Pronunciation:eh'-bed meh'-lek
Phonetic Spelling:(eh'-bed meh'-lek)
Definition:Ebed-Melek
Meaning:Ebed-Melek
Word Origin:Derived from two Hebrew words: עֶבֶד (eved) meaning "servant" or "slave" and מֶלֶךְ (melek) meaning "king."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ebed-Melek in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text.
Usage:Ebed-Melek is a personal name meaning "servant of the king." In the context of the Bible, it refers to a specific individual, an Ethiopian eunuch who served in the court of King Zedekiah of Judah.
Cultural and Historical Background:Ebed-Melek was an Ethiopian, indicating he was likely from the region of Cush, south of Egypt. As a eunuch, he held a position of trust and responsibility in the royal court. Eunuchs often served in administrative roles and were considered loyal servants due to their inability to establish a dynasty. His actions in the biblical narrative demonstrate the presence and influence of foreign individuals in the Judean court during the late 7th and early 6th centuries BCE.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
ebed and
melekDefinition"servant of a king," an official under King Zedekiah
NASB TranslationEbed-melech (6).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(=
servant of the king, or <
of (god)
Melek, compare Gray
Prop. N. 117, 147 ff.); — Ethiopian official of Zedekiah
Jeremiah 38:7,8,10,11,12;
Jeremiah 39:16; .
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ebed-melech
Fromebed andmelek; servant of a king; Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah -- Ebed-melech.
see HEBREWebed
see HEBREWmelek
Forms and Transliterations
מֶ֖לֶךְ מֶ֥לֶךְ מֶ֨לֶךְ מלך me·leḵ Melech meleḵ
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