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    H5650

    Servant

    עֶבֶד (ebed)

    One who serves — a bond-servant devoted to a master's will and purposes.

    Hebrew
    Pronunciation: EH-ved

    Definition

    Ebed is the Hebrew word for servant or slave, describing one devoted to serving another. God's greatest leaders — Abraham, Moses, David — bore this title. Jesus came as the ultimate Servant, and believers are called to follow His example.

    Featured KJV occurrences (3)

    Isaiah 53:11

    “He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many.”
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    Mark 10:45

    “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
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    Philippians 2:7

    “But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.”
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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.