Eved melekh עֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ
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| עֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | eved melekh |
| Strong's number | H5663 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Ebed-melech |
| Occurrences | 12 in 6 verses |
Eved melekh (Hebrew עֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ, Strong's H5663) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Ebed-melech”. It occurs 12 times.
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.38.7
§ Ebed-melech = "servant of the king"
an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of king Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison
§ Ebed-melech = "servant of the king"
an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of king Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ebed melech (6) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ebed melech (6) |
Verses
Every verse with Eved melekh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 38:7Now 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;Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,
- Jeremiah 38:8Ebed–melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king,
- Jeremiah 38:10Then the king commanded Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
- Jeremiah 38:11So Ebed–melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.Then Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the king’s palace, to a place below the storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.
- Jeremiah 38:12And Ebed–melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.Ebed-melech the Cushite cried out to Jeremiah, “Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so,
- Jeremiah 39:16Go and speak to Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.“Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).