עֶבֶד

eved · Ebed

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5651 · appears 6 times in the Bible

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What it means

eved (עֶבֶד) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Ebed”.

The father of Gaal; another man of the same name returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:6). The name means "servant."

How to say it

e·ved

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Judges 9:26

    Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers, and they passed into Shechem, and the lords of Shechem trusted in him.

  • Judges 9:28

    Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem! And why should we serve him?

  • Judges 9:30

    Zebul, the chief of the city, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, and his anger burned.

  • Judges 9:31

    He sent messengers to Abimelech deceitfully, saying, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem, and look, they are stirring up the city against you.

  • Judges 9:35

    Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city; and Abimelech rose from the place of ambush, with the people who were with him.

  • Ezra 8:6

    and of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males;