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עֲבֵד נְגוֹא H5665
H5665 is the Hebrew word עֲבֵד נְגוֹא, transliterated ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ and said ab-ade' neg-o'. The King James Version most often renders it abednego.
What it means
Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) of foreign origin.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Abed-nego.
Verses using עֲבֵד נְגוֹא
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
Daniel 2:49 · KJV
Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
Daniel 3:12 · KJV
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:13 · KJV
Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
Daniel 3:14 · KJV
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
Daniel 3:16 · KJV
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
Daniel 3:19 · KJV
Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
Daniel 3:20 · KJV
And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:23 · KJV
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:26 · KJV
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
Daniel 3:28 · KJV
Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Daniel 3:29 · KJV
Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
Daniel 3:30 · KJV
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5665 mean?
H5665 is the Hebrew word עֲבֵד נְגוֹא (ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ), meaning Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah.
How is H5665 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it abednego (13 times).
How many times does H5665 appear in the Bible?
עֲבֵד נְגוֹא (ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5665 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) of foreign origin.
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