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ʿeved melex עֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ ‘Ebed-melech’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿeved עֶ֫בֶד ‘servant/slave’ and melex מֶ֫לֶךְ ‘king’
Roots: עבד מלך

ʿeved melex pr n m pers
Ebed-melech = "servant of the king"
1) an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of king Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison

Mentioned in Jeremiah 38:11, 38:7, 38:10, 38:8, 38:12, 39:16

2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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