{"def":{"lit":"servant of the king","short":"Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah","long":["an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of king Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison"]},"deriv":"from H5650 and H4428; servant of a king","pronun":{"ipa":"ʕɛˈbɛd̪ mɛˈlɛk","ipa_mod":"ʕɛˈvɛd mɛˈlɛχ","sbl":"ʿebed melek","dic":"eh-BED meh-LEK","dic_mod":"eh-VED meh-LEK"}}