The meaning of Ebed-melech in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
e-bed-me'-lek, eb-ed-me'-lek ('ebhedh-mekekh, "servant of the king" or "of (god) Melek"): An Ethiopian eunuch in the service of King Zedekiah, who interceded with the king for the prophet Jeremiah and rescued him from the dungeon into which he had been cast to die (Jeremiah 38:7-13). For this, the word of Yahweh through Jeremiah promised Ebed-meleeh that his life should be spared in the fall of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 39:15-18).
See more on the meaning of Ebed-melech in the Bible:
Ebed-melech {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ebed-melech {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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