Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #5664 - עֲבֵד נְגוֹ
Transliteration
ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôw
Phonetics
ab-ade' neg-o'
Origin
the same as (H5665)
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Abed-nego = "servant of Nebo"
- 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 Lord
- also, ´Azariah´ (Strong's #5838 or Strong's #5839)
- 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 Lord
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

ASV (0)
The
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
BSB (1)
Daniel
2
CSB (1)
Daniel
1
ESV (1)
Daniel
1
KJV (1)
Daniel
1
LEB (1)
Daniel
1
LSB (1)
Daniel
1
N95 (1)
Daniel
1
NAS (1)
Daniel
1
NLT (0)
The
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (1)
Daniel
1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
עֲבֵד נְגוֺ proper name, masculine ( servant of (God) Nebo, נְגוֺ being corrupt (intentional or unintentional) for נבוֺ (q. v.) COT Daniel 1:7 Bev Daniel 1:7); — Babylonian name of Prayer of Azariah , one of the three companions of Daniel Daniel 1:7 (see also Biblical Aramaic); ᵐ5 Theod Αβδεναγω.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
עֲבֵד נְגוֹ (perhaps = עֲבֵד נְבוֹ “worshipper of Mercury;” see נְבוֹ ), [Abed-nego], Daniel 1:7, 2:49 3:12 and עֲבֵד נְגוֹא verse 29 Chald. pr.n., given in Babylon to Azariah, a companion of Daniel.
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List of Word Forms
נְגֽוֹ׃ נגו׃ nə·ḡōw neGo nəḡōw