meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Strong's H5663 עֶבֶד מֶלֶך is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Ebed Melek (eh'-bed meh'-lek) n/p. 1. servant of a king 2. Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah It has 6 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include king's, king, and ebedmelech. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
`Ebed Melek (eh'-bed meh'-lek) n/p. 1. servant of a king 2. Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah [from H5650 and H4428] KJV: Ebed-melech. Root(s): H5650, H4428
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Ebed-melech
Usage: 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
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6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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;
Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king saying,
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.
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5663.
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;
Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king saying,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Strong's H5663 is a Hebrew entry for H5663 עֶבֶד מֶלֶך. `Ebed Melek (eh'-bed meh'-lek) n/p. 1. servant of a king 2. Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H5663 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5663 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as king's, king, and ebedmelech. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.