Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5664 |
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| Word: | עֲבֵד נֶגוֹ |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | the same as H5665 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Abed |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `Abed Ngow (ab-ade' neg-o') n/p. |
| Meaning: | 1. Abed-Nego, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions |
| KJV Renderings: | Abed-nego. |
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עֲבֵד נְגוֺ proper name, masculine (servant of (God) Nebo, נְגוֺ being corrupt (intentional or unintentional) for נבוֺ (q. v.) COT Dan 1:7 Bev Dan 1:7 ); — Babylonian name of Azariah, one of the three companions of Daniel Dan 1:7 (see also Biblical Aramaic); ᵐ5 Theod Αβδεναγω.
עֲבֵד נְגוֺ proper name, masculine comrade of Daniel (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:49; Dan 3:12 + 10 t. 3, +עֲבֵד נְגוֺא Dan 3:29 = עֲזַרְיָה Dan 2:17.
