5664. Abed Nego
Strong's Lexicon
Abed Nego: Abednego

Original Word: עֲבֵד נְגוֹ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: `Abed Ngow
Pronunciation: ah-BED NEH-go
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ade' neg-o')
Definition: Abednego
Meaning: Abed-Nego

Word Origin: Derived from the Aramaic words עֲבֵד (abed, meaning "servant") and נְגוֹ (Nego, likely a variation of the name of a Babylonian deity, possibly Nebo).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Abednego in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the name is specific to the Hebrew and Aramaic texts of the Old Testament.

Usage: Abednego is a name given to one of the three Hebrew men who were taken into Babylonian captivity and served in the court of King Nebuchadnezzar. The name means "servant of Nego," reflecting the Babylonian practice of renaming captives to assimilate them into their culture and religion.

Cultural and Historical Background: Abednego, along with Shadrach and Meshach, was one of the young men from Judah selected for their wisdom and physical appearance to serve in the Babylonian king's court. These men were given Babylonian names as part of their indoctrination into Babylonian society. Despite the pressure to conform, Abednego and his companions remained faithful to the God of Israel, even when faced with severe consequences.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
"servant of Nebo," Bab. name of one of Daniel's companions
NASB Translation
Abed-nego (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֲבֵד נְגוֺ proper name, masculine (servant of (God) Nebo, נְגוֺ being corrupt (intentional or unintentional) for נבוֺ (q. v.) COTDaniel 1:7 BevDaniel 1:7); — Babylonian name of Azariah, one of the three companions of Daniel Daniel 1:7 (see also Biblical Aramaic); ᵐ5 Theod Αβδεναγω.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Abed-nego

The same as Abed Ngow'; Abed-Nego, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions -- Abed-nego.

see HEBREW Abed Ngow'

Forms and Transliterations
נְגֽוֹ׃ נגו׃ nə·ḡōw neGo nəḡōw
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Englishman's Concordance
Daniel 1:7
HEB: וְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה עֲבֵ֥ד נְגֽוֹ׃
NAS: Meshach and to Azariah Abed-nego.
KJV: and to Azariah, of Abednego.
INT: Meshach Azariah Abed-nego

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 5664
1 Occurrence


nə·ḡōw — 1 Occ.















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