ebed YHWH

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ebed YHWH is a Hebrew term meaning “servant of the Lord,” most famously associated with the prophetic figure known as the Suffering Servant in the Book of Isaiah.

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ebed YHWH canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew religious term
biblical concept
appearsIn Book of Isaiah
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
associatedWith Second Isaiah
surface form: Deutero‑Isaiah

Isaiah 40–55
Suffering servant
surface form: Suffering Servant

prophetic literature
centralText Isaiah
surface form: Isaiah 42

Isaiah 49
Book of Isaiah
surface form: Isaiah 50

Isaiah 52–53
hasGenderInText male pronouns in Hebrew text
hasLanguage Hebrew
hasRole figure of suffering and vindication
instrument of divine will
servant of God
hasTheme humiliation and exaltation
justice for the nations
obedience to God
redemption
restoration of Israel
vicarious suffering
importantIn Christian biblical exegesis
Christology
Jewish biblical exegesis
atonement theology
theology of suffering
interpretedAs collective symbol of Israel
faithful remnant of Israel
individual prophetic figure
messianic figure in some Jewish traditions
prefiguration of Jesus Christ in Christian theology
isDescribedAs bringer of justice to the nations
chosen by YHWH
innocent yet afflicted
light to the nations
one in whom YHWH delights
one who bears the sins of others
one who is ultimately vindicated by God
suffering figure
upheld by YHWH
literalMeaning servant of YHWH
servant of the Lord
relatedTerm Suffering servant
surface form: Isaianic Servant

Servant Songs
Suffering servant
surface form: Suffering Servant
scripturalContext exilic or post‑exilic period of Israelite history
worshippedAs false

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Suffering servant originalTerm ebed YHWH
subject surface form: Suffering Servant