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King James Bible

Strongs Number: H5665


Hebrew Word
עֲבֵד נְגוֹא
Transliteration
ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ
Phonetic
ab-ade' neg-o'
Part of Speech
Proper Name Masculine
Strongs Definition

of foreign origin; {Abed-Nego} the name of Azariah

BDB Definition

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 Lord

a. also, 'Azariah' (05838 or 05839)

Origin
(Chaldee)
Bible Usage
Abed-nego.