The Definition of the word Ebed-melech
Ebed-melech
A servant of the king; probably an official title, an Ethiopian, "one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house; i.e., in the" "palace of Zedekiah, king of Judah. He interceded with the king" "in Jeremiah's behalf, and was the means of saving him from death" by famine (Jer. 38:7-13: comp. 39:15-18).
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