H5663

עֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ

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Ebed-melech

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

עֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ proper name, masculine (= servant of the king, or < of (god) Melek, compare Gray^{Prop. N. 117, 147 ff.}); — Ethiopian official of Zedekiah Jer 38:7; Jer 38:8; Jer 38:10; Jer 38:11; Jer 38:12; Jer 39:16 ᵐ5 Αβδεμελεχ.

6 occurrences

Jeremiah 38:7
Jeremiah 38:8
Jeremiah 38:10
Jeremiah 38:11
Jeremiah 38:12
Jeremiah 39:16