Now when Ebedmelech
`Ebed Melek (eh'-bed meh'-lek)
servant of a king; Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah -- Ebed-melech.
the Ethiopian
Kuwshiy (koo-shee')
a Cushite, or descendant of Cush -- Cushi, Cushite, Ethiopian(-s).
one
'iysh (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of the eunuchs
cariyc (saw-reece')
from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
which was in the king's
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
heard
shama` (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
that they had put
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Jeremiah
Yirmyah (yir-meh-yaw')
Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites -- Jeremiah.
in the dungeon
bowr (bore)
a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) -- cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
then sitting
yashab (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in the gate
sha`ar (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
of Benjamin
Binyamiyn (bin-yaw-mene')
son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Benjamin.
