5655. Abdeel

Lexicon

Abdeel: Abdeel

Original Word: עַבְדְּאֵל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: `Abd'el
Pronunciation: ab-deh-EL
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-deh-ale')
Definition: Abdeel
Meaning: Abdeel

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Abdeel, an Israelite

From abad and 'el; serving God; Abdeel, an Israelite: Abdeel. Compare Abdiy'el.

see HEBREW abad

see HEBREW 'el

see HEBREW Abdiy'el

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from abad and el
Definition
"servant of God," a man of Judah
NASB Translation
Abdeel (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עַבְדְּאֵל proper name, masculine (servant of El, compare עַבְדִּיאֵל) name in Judah Jeremiah 36:26; ᵐ5 Ες(δ)ριηλ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: עֶבֶד (eved, meaning "servant") and אֵל (El, meaning "God").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Abdeel in the Strong's Concordance, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun. However, the concept of being a "servant of God" can be related to Greek terms such as δοῦλος (doulos, Strong's Greek 1401), meaning "servant" or "slave," often used in the New Testament to describe followers of Christ.

Usage: The name Abdeel appears in the Hebrew Bible as a proper noun, specifically as the name of a person.

Context: • Abdeel is mentioned in the Old Testament in the Book of Jeremiah. He is identified as the father of Shelemiah, who was one of the officials sent by King Jehoiakim to arrest the prophet Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch. This account is found in Jeremiah 36:26: "And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them." (BSB)
• The context of this passage is during the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah, a time marked by political turmoil and prophetic activity. Jeremiah had dictated a scroll of prophecies to Baruch, which was read in the temple and subsequently brought to the attention of the king. Jehoiakim, in defiance of the prophetic message, ordered the arrest of Jeremiah and Baruch, demonstrating the tension between the prophetic voice and the royal authority.
• The name Abdeel, meaning "servant of God," reflects a common practice in Hebrew culture of naming individuals in a way that acknowledges their relationship to God. Although Abdeel himself is not a central figure in the narrative, his mention highlights the familial and social networks involved in the political and religious dynamics of the time.

Forms and Transliterations

עַבְדְּאֵ֔ל עבדאל ‘aḇ·də·’êl ‘aḇdə’êl avdeEl

Englishman's Concordance

Jeremiah 36:26
HEB: שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּֽן־ עַבְדְּאֵ֔ל לָקַ֙חַת֙ אֶת־
NAS: the son of Abdeel to seize
KJV: the son of Abdeel, to take
INT: and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 5655
1 Occurrence

‘aḇ·də·’êl — 1 Occ.