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עָבַד

H5647

Transliteration: ʻâbad

Pronunciation: aw-bad'

Definition: [idiom] be

Original: עבד

Transliteration: ‛âbad

Phonetic: aw-bad'

BDB Definition:

to work, serve
1. (Qal)
  1. to labour, work, do work
  2. to work for another, serve another by labour
  3. to serve as subjects
  4. to serve (God)
  5. to serve (with Levitical service)
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be worked, be tilled (of land)
  2. to make oneself a servant
3. (Pual) to be worked
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to compel to labour or work, cause to labour, cause to serve
  2. to cause to serve as subjects
5. (Hophal) to be led or enticed to serve

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1553

Part(s) of speech: Verb

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