Ebed
עֶ֫בֶדStrong’s H5651eved (e-ved)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Eved is the Hebrew word usually translated “ebed”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.”
Meaning
- Father of Gaal in the time of the judges
- Son of Jonathan and one of the sons of Adin who returned from exile with Ezra
- Father of Gaal in the time of the judges
- Son of Jonathan and one of the sons of Adin who returned from exile with Ezra
How it's translated
- ebed 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Judges 5
- Ezra 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Judges 9:28And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
- Judges 9:30And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
- Judges 9:31And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
- Judges 9:35And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
- Ezra 8:6Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
Hebrew dictionary
עֶ֫בֶד eved · Ebed
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.9.26; father of: Gaal (H1603) § Ebed = "servant" 1) father of Gaal in the time of the judges 2) son of Jonathan and one of the sons of Adin who returned from exile with Ezra
עֶ֫בֶד eved · Ebed
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.6; son of: Jonathan (H3129H) § Ebed = "servant" 1) father of Gaal in the time of the judges 2) son of Jonathan and one of the sons of Adin who returned from exile with Ezra
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.