How do you pronounce Ebed-Melech?

Ebed-Melech is pronounced "EE-behd-MEE-lehk". Alternative pronunciations include: "EE-bid-MEE-lick". This name appears in 6 verses of the King James Bible.

Where does Ebed-Melech appear in the Bible?

Ebed-Melech appears in 6 verses of the King James Bible, including Jeremiah 38:7, Jeremiah 38:8, Jeremiah 38:10, Jeremiah 38:11, Jeremiah 38:12, and others.

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How to Pronounce Ebed-Melech

Q: What does Ebed-Melech mean?

Ebed-Melech means "the king's servant".

EE-behd-MEE-lehk

Ebed-Melech is pronounced EE-behd-MEE-lehk (ˌiːbɪdˈmiːlɪk): four syllables, stress on the first and third. Also heard: EE-bid-MEE-lick.

What does Ebed-Melech mean?

Ebed-Melech means “the king's servant”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Ebed-Melech?

A servant of the king; probably an official title, an Ethiopian, “one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house;” i.e., in the palace of Zedekiah, king of Judah. He interceded with the king in Jeremiah’s behalf, and was the means of saving him from death by famine (Jer. 38:7-13: comp. 39:15-18).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

EE-bid-MEE-lick

Found in Scripture

Jeremiah 38:7 Jeremiah 38:8 Jeremiah 38:10 Jeremiah 38:11 Jeremiah 38:12 Jeremiah 39:16

Other names from Jeremiah

Eanes · EE-uh-neez Easter · EE-stuhr Ebal · EE-buhl Ebed · EE-bid Ebed-Melek · EE-bid-MEE-lick Eben-bohan-ben-reuben · EE-ben-BOH-han-ben-ROO-ben Ebenezer · eh-behn-EE-zer Eber · EE-buhr Ebez · EE-behz Ephai · EE-fye

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