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עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ H5663
H5663 is the Hebrew word עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ, transliterated ʻEbed Melek and said eh'-bed meh'-lek. The King James Version most often renders it ebedmelech.
What it means
Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah.
Where it comes from
from H5650 (עֶבֶד) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); servant of a king.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Ebed-melech.
Verses using עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Jeremiah 38:7 · KJV
Now when Ebedmelech 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;
Jeremiah 38:8 · KJV
Ebedmelech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
Jeremiah 38:10 · KJV
Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
Jeremiah 38:11 · KJV
So Ebedmelech 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.
Jeremiah 38:12 · KJV
And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Jeremiah 39:16 · KJV
Go and speak to Ebedmelech 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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5663 mean?
H5663 is the Hebrew word עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ (ʻEbed Melek), meaning Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah.
How is H5663 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it ebedmelech (5 times), now when ebedmelech (1 time).
How many times does H5663 appear in the Bible?
עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ (ʻEbed Melek) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5663 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5650 (עֶבֶד) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); servant of a king.
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