Strong H5655עַבְדְּאֵל

Abdeel

Transliteration: ‛abde'êl
Pronunciation: ab-deh-ale'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H5647 and H410; serving God;
{Abdeel} an Israelite: - Abdeel. Compare H5661 .

Meaning of the name

Abdeel = "servant of God"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.26;
father of: Shelemiah (H8018L)

In the biblical story

Abdeel

Father of Shelemiah, an official under King Jehoiakim

Abdeel was the father of Shelemiah, an official sent by King Jehoiakim to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah.

In the Bible

Strong H5655 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

abdeel1

First verses

Jeremiah 36:26
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them.

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Jeremiah1

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