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Strong's H5665 עֲבֵד נְגוֹא (abednego)

meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H5665
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 13
Books 1

Strong's H5665 Quick Answer

Strong's H5665 עֲבֵד נֶגוֹא is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Abed Ngow' (ab-ade' neg-o') n/p. 1. Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah [(Aramaic) of foreign origin] It has 13 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include abednego. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`Abed Ngow' (ab-ade' neg-o') n/p. 1. Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah [(Aramaic) of foreign origin]
Usage
13 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
abednego

Meaning and Definition

`Abed Ngow' (ab-ade' neg-o') n/p. 1. Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah [(Aramaic) of foreign origin] KJV: Abed-nego.

Original Word
עֲבֵד נֶגוֹא
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5665. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Abednego

Usage: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.6; also called Abednego at Dan.2.49; 3.12,13,14,16,19,20,22,23,26,28,29,30; Aramaic of a.zar.yah (עֲזַרְיָה "Azariah" H5838Z) § Abed-nego = "servant of Nebo" 1) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Abednego; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews;

also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord 1a) also, 'Azariah' (H5838 or H5839)

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How Strong's H5665 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's H5665, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Abednego Daniel 2:49 13×

How Strong's H5665 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5665 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5665 in the Old Testament

13 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5665.

Daniel 2:49 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 3:22 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Daniel 3:23 Old Testament, KJV
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:26 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5665, grouped by book.

Daniel 13 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 2:49 Daniel 3:12 Daniel 3:13 Daniel 3:14 Daniel 3:16 Daniel 3:19 Daniel 3:20 Daniel 3:22 Daniel 3:23 Daniel 3:26 Daniel 3:28 Daniel 3:29 Daniel 3:30

Strong's H5665 FAQ

What does abednego (עֲבֵד נְגוֹא) mean?

Strong's H5665 is a Hebrew entry for H5665 עֲבֵד נֶגוֹא. `Abed Ngow' (ab-ade' neg-o') n/p. 1. Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah [(Aramaic) of foreign origin]

How many times is abednego (עֲבֵד נְגוֹא) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H5665 across 1 book.

Where can I study abednego (עֲבֵד נְגוֹא) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5665 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate abednego (עֲבֵד נְגוֹא)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as abednego. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.