עֲבֵד נְגוֹ

a.ved ne.goProper Noun (Masculine)H5665

Abednego

From: (Aramaic) of foreign origin;

Short Definition

Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; also called Abednego at ; Aramaic of a.zar.yah (*עֲזַרְיָה *"Azariah" H5838Z) § Abed-nego = "servant of Nebo" 1) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Abednego; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the a) also, 'Azariah' (H5838 or H5839)

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

13 times

Appears 13 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Daniel
13

Key Passages

  • Daniel 2:49
  • Daniel 3:13
  • Daniel 3:16
  • Daniel 3:20
  • Daniel 3:23

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