The meaning of “עָבַד”
Understanding ʻâbad reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labou...
עָבַד
[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper, - to work (in any sense) - by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc. 1) to work, serve 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to labour, work, do work 1a2) to work for another, serve another by labour 1a3) to serve as subjects 1a4) to serve (God) 1a5) to serve (with Levitical service) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be worked, be tilled (of land) 1b2) to make oneself a servant 1c) (Pual) to be worked 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to compel to labour or work, cause to labour, cause to serve 1d2) to cause to serve as subjects 1e) (Hophal) to be led or enticed to serve
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 29:15 | “And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?” Word: עָבַד (ʻâbad) | |
| Joshua 24:16 | “And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;” Word: עָבַד (ʻâbad) | |
| 2 Kings 17:33 | “They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.” Word: עָבַד (ʻâbad) | |
| Psalms 97:7 | “Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.” Word: עָבַד (ʻâbad) | |
| Ezekiel 34:27 | “And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.” Word: עָבַד (ʻâbad) |
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