Lexicon Ebed: Servant, Slave Original Word: עֶבֶד Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ebed The same as ebed; Ebed, the name of two Israelites -- Ebed. see HEBREW ebed NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom abad Definition "servant," two Isr. NASB Translation Ebed (6). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. עֶ֫בֶד proper name, masculine (servant of God = עַבְדְּאֵל); — 1 father of Gaal Judges 9:26,28,30,31,35 (GFM, after HollenbThLz 1891, 371 [compare BuIb. 1892, 63] עֹבֵד, as ᵐ5L; see also GrayProp. N. 184, 272); ᵐ5 Ιωβηλ, A ᵐ5L Αβεδ. 2 a companion of Ezra Ezra 8:6; ᵐ5 Ωβηθ, ᵐ5L Αμιναδαβ. — For list of Arabic names beginning with Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עָבַד (avad), meaning "to serve" or "to work."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun Ebed in the Strong's Greek concordance. However, the concept of servitude or being a servant is captured in Greek by words such as δοῦλος (doulos, Strong's Greek 1401), which means "servant" or "slave." Usage: The name Ebed appears in the context of a few individuals in the Old Testament, primarily associated with the period of the Judges and the return from the Babylonian exile. Context: • Ebed in the Book of Judges: Ebed is mentioned as the father of Gaal, who played a significant role in the rebellion against Abimelech, the son of Gideon. In Judges 9:26, Gaal son of Ebed arrives in Shechem and gains the trust of the city's leaders, leading to a revolt. The narrative highlights the political instability and power struggles during the time of the Judges. Forms and Transliterations עֶ֔בֶד עֶ֖בֶד עֶ֗בֶד עֶ֙בֶד֙ עֶ֤בֶד עָ֑בֶד עבד ‘ā·ḇeḏ ‘āḇeḏ ‘e·ḇeḏ ‘eḇeḏ Aved evedLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Judges 9:26 HEB: גַּ֤עַל בֶּן־ עֶ֙בֶד֙ וְאֶחָ֔יו וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ NAS: the son of Ebed came KJV: the son of Ebed came INT: now Gaal the son of Ebed his relatives and crossed Judges 9:28 Judges 9:30 Judges 9:31 Judges 9:35 Ezra 8:6 6 Occurrences |