Lexicon Ebed Melek: Ebed-Melek Original Word: עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ebed-melech From ebed and melek; servant of a king; Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah -- Ebed-melech. see HEBREW ebed see HEBREW melek NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ebed and melek Definition "servant of a king," an official under King Zedekiah NASB Translation Ebed-melech (6). Brown-Driver-Briggs עֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ proper name, masculine (= servant of the king, or < of (god) Melek, compare GrayProp. N. 117, 147 ff.); — Ethiopian official of Zedekiah Jeremiah 38:7,8,10,11,12; Jeremiah 39:16; ᵐ5 Αβδεμελεχ. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: עֶבֶד (eved) meaning "servant" and מֶלֶךְ (melek) meaning "king."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun Ebed-Melek, as it is a specific name found in the Hebrew Bible. However, the concepts of "servant" and "king" can be related to Greek words such as δοῦλος (doulos, G1401) for "servant" and βασιλεύς (basileus, G935) for "king." Usage: Ebed-Melek is a proper noun used to refer to a specific individual in the Hebrew Bible, known for his role in the narrative of the prophet Jeremiah. Context: Ebed-Melek is a notable figure in the Book of Jeremiah, specifically mentioned in Jeremiah 38:7-13 and 39:15-18. He is identified as an Ethiopian eunuch serving in the court of King Zedekiah of Judah. Ebed-Melek is remembered for his courageous intervention to save the prophet Jeremiah from death. When Jeremiah was cast into a cistern by the officials of Judah, Ebed-Melek approached King Zedekiah and advocated for Jeremiah's release, arguing that the prophet would die of hunger in the cistern. The king granted Ebed-Melek permission to rescue Jeremiah, and he did so with the help of thirty men, using ropes and rags to lift Jeremiah out of the cistern. Forms and Transliterations מֶ֖לֶךְ מֶ֥לֶךְ מֶ֨לֶךְ מלך me·leḵ Melech meleḵLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Jeremiah 38:7 HEB: וַיִּשְׁמַ֡ע עֶֽבֶד־ מֶ֨לֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁ֜י אִ֣ישׁ NAS: But Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, KJV: Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one INT: heard Ebed-melech the Ethiopian one Jeremiah 38:8 Jeremiah 38:10 Jeremiah 38:11 Jeremiah 38:12 Jeremiah 39:16 6 Occurrences |