Word Study

The meaning of עֶבֶד

Understanding ʻebed reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H5650
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

עֶבֶד

Phoneticeh'-bed
Transliterationʻebed
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant. - a servant 1) slave, servant 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

711 total references
ReferenceText
Genesis 33:5

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

Judges 6:27

Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

2 Chronicles 9:10

And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

Proverbs 22:7

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Daniel 9:10

Neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
711x
Most Frequent Book
2 Samuel
Book Distribution
Genesis78
Exodus41
Leviticus6
Numbers11
Deuteronomy28
Joshua25
Judges6
1 Samuel55
2 Samuel84
1 Kings64
2 Kings53
1 Chronicles25
2 Chronicles37
Ezra5
Nehemiah18
Esther7
Job10
Psalms56
Proverbs10
Ecclesiastes3
Isaiah36
Jeremiah30
Lamentations1
Ezekiel7
Daniel7
Joel1
Amos1
Micah1
Haggai1
Zechariah2
Malachi2

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'עֶבֶד' deepen your understanding of Genesis 33:5?

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