עָבַד
Strong's H5647
ʻâbad
/aw-bad'/
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H5647
- Hebrew
- עָבַד
- Transliteration
- ʻâbad
- Pronunciation
- /aw-bad'/
- KJV Translations
- 24 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
bekeep in bondagebe bondmenbond-servicecompeldodressearexecute[phrase] husbandmankeeplabour(-ing manbring to pass(cause tomake to) serve(-ingself)(bebecome) servant(-s)do (use) servicetill(-er)transgress (from margin)(set a) workbe wroughtworshipper
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of ʻâbad:
מַעְבָּד
maʻbâdH4566“work”
עֲבַדʻăbadH5648“cut”
עֶבֶדʻebedH5650“bondage”
עֲבָדʻăbâdH5652“work”
עַבְדָּאʻAbdâʼH5653“Abda”
עֹבֵד אֱדוֹםʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwmH5654“Obed-edom”
עַבְדְּאֵלʻAbdᵉʼêlH5655“Abdeel”
עֲבֹדָהʻăbôdâhH5656“act”
עֲבֻדָּהʻăbuddâhH5657“household”
עַבְדוֹןʻAbdôwnH5658“Abdon”
עַבְדוּתʻabdûwthH5659“bondage”
עַבְדִּיʻAbdîyH5660“Abdi”
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