First names in Hebrew

First name Ebed-Melech: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עבד מלך

Gematria value: 166

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ebed-Melech is written עבד מלך

Ebed-Melech is the English form of Eved-Melech, עבד מלך in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Ebed-Melech mean?

Meaning: "servant of the king"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins eved, "servant", and melech, "king": "servant of the king". It is the name of a man from the land of Kush, south of Egypt, whom the Bible honors; it is very rare as a given name.

Gematria

Ebed-Melech = 166

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. עבד מלך has 6 letters:

• עthe letter Ayin70
• בthe letter Bet2
• דthe letter Dalet4
• מthe letter Mem40
• לthe letter Lamed30
• ךthe letter final Kaf20
• Total166

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin to the letter final Kaf

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Ebed-Melech, from ע to ך:

עַל־כַּפַּיִם יִשָּׂאוּנְךָ פֶּן־תִּגֹּף בָּאֶבֶן רַגְלֶךָ׃

“They will carry you in their hands, lest your foot strike against a stone.”

Psalms 91:12

The book of your first name

Ebed-Melech, in nine pages

• Ebed-Melech, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Ebed-Melech
• Ebed-Melech, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Ebed-Melech in three answers

How do you write Ebed-Melech in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ebed-Melech is written עבד מלך. Ebed-Melech is the English form of Eved-Melech, עבד מלך in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Ebed-Melech?
Written עבד מלך, Ebed-Melech is worth 166: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter final Kaf (20).

What does Ebed-Melech mean?
Servant of the king (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins eved, "servant", and melech, "king": "servant of the king". It is the name of a man from the land of Kush, south of Egypt, whom the Bible honors; it is very rare as a given name.