Lexical Definition
עֲבֵד נְגוֹא ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ (ab-ade' neg-o') Abednego N:N-M-P
(Aramaic) of foreign origin
Abed-nego.
- § Abed-nego = "servant of Nebo"
- Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah
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
1a) also, 'Azariah' (עֲזַרְיָה or עֲזַרְיָה)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| נְג֛וֹ | -nego | Dan.3.26 |
| נְג֖וֹ | -nego | Dan.3.26 • Dan.3.30 |
| נְג֔וֹא | -nego | Dan.3.29 |
| נְג֔וֹ | -nego | Dan.3.16 • Dan.3.22 • Dan.3.28 |
| נְג֑וֹ | -nego | Dan.2.49 • Dan.3.12 • Dan.3.13 • Dan.3.14 • Dan.3.19 • Dan.3.20 • Dan.3.23 |
| וַעֲבֵד | and Abed- | Dan.3.26 |
| וַעֲבֵ֥ד | and Abed- | Dan.3.26 • Dan.3.30 |
| וַעֲבֵ֣ד | and Abed- | Dan.2.49 • Dan.3.12 • Dan.3.13 • Dan.3.14 • Dan.3.16 • Dan.3.19 • Dan.3.20 • Dan.3.22 • Dan.3.23 • Dan.3.28 • Dan.3.29 |
| Αβδεναγώ | Abed-nego | LXX.Dan.1.7 • LXX.Dan.2.49 • LXX.Dan.3.12 • LXX.Dan.3.13 • LXX.Dan.3.14 • LXX.Dan.3.16 • LXX.Dan.3.19 • LXX.Dan.3.20 • LXX.Dan.3.23 • LXX.Dan.3.26 • LXX.Dan.3.26 • LXX.Dan.3.28 • LXX.Dan.3.29 • LXX.Dan.3.30 |
Extended Information
Aramaic of: עֲזַרְיָה
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.6 also called Abednego at Dan.2.49 3.12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30
- Aramaic of a.zar.yah (עֲזַרְיָה "Azariah" עֲזַרְיָה)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew form: עֲבֵד נְגוֹ
עֲבֵד נְגוֺ proper name, masculine comrade of Daniel (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:49; Dan 3:12 + 10 t. 3, +עֲבֵד נְגוֺא Dan 3:29 = עֲזַרְיָה Dan 2:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Daniel | 2:17 · 2:49 · 3:12 · 3:29 |