Abednego

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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts עֲבֵד־נְגוֹ(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. ə-BEHD-ni-go(English)

Meaning & History

Means "servant of Nebo" in Akkadian, Nebo being the Babylonian god of wisdom. In the Old Testament Abednego is the Babylonian name given to Azariah, one of the three men cast into a blazing furnace but saved from harm by God, as told in the Book of Daniel.