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Lexicon :: Strong's H5665 - ʿăḇēḏ nᵊḡô

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עֲבֵד נְגוֹ
Transliteration
ʿăḇēḏ nᵊḡô
Pronunciation
ab-ade' neg-o'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign origin
Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: עבד נגו (Gesenius) עבד נגוא (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

עֲבֵד נְגוֹא ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ, ab-ade' neg-o'; (Aramaic) of foreign origin; Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah:—Abed-nego.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H5665 in the following manner: Abednego (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H5665 in the following manner: Abednego (14x).

  1. 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

      1. also, 'Azariah' (H5838 or H5839)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֲבֵד נְגוֹא ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ, ab-ade' neg-o'; (Aramaic) of foreign origin; Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah:—Abed-nego.
STRONGS H5665: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† עֲבֵד נְגוֺ proper name, masculine comrade of Daniel (Biblical Hebrew H5664 id.); — Daniel 2:49; Daniel 3:12 + 10 times in Daniel 3, + עֲבֵד נְגוֺא Daniel 3:29; = עֲזַרְיָה Daniel 2:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

2:17; 2:49; 3:12; 3:29

H5665

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5665 matches the Hebrew עֲבֵד נְגוֹ (ʿăḇēḏ nᵊḡô),
which occurs 28 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:49

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:49 - Moreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon, while Daniel himself remained at the royal court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12 - But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:13 - Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:14 - and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:16 - Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:19 - Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:20 - and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:22 - The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:23 - and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:26 - Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!” So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:28 - Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29 - Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:30 - Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
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