עָבַד (ʻâbad) — Be
Hebrew word study: עָבַד (ʻâbad), Strong's H5647. to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
KJV translation words: [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,
Strong's H5647 is tagged on 287 words in 260 verses across 25 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:5 and last appears in Malachi 3:18.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 260)
- Genesis 2:5 — לַעֲבֹד — to till
- Genesis 2:15 — לְעָבְדָהּ — to till it
- Genesis 3:23 — לַעֲבֹד — to till
- Genesis 4:2 — עֹבֵד — a tiller of
- Genesis 4:12 — תַעֲבֹד — you will till
- Genesis 14:4 — עָבְדוּ — they had served
- Genesis 15:13 — וַעֲבָדוּם — and they will serve them
- Genesis 15:14 — יַעֲבֹדוּ — they will serve
- Genesis 25:23 — יַעֲבֹד — it will serve
- Genesis 27:29 — יַעַבְדוּךָ — may they serve you
- Genesis 27:40 — תַּעֲבֹד — you will serve
- Genesis 29:15 — וַעֲבַדְתַּנִי — and you will serve me
- Genesis 29:18 — אֶעֱבָדְךָ — I will serve you
- Genesis 29:20 — וַיַּעֲבֹד — and he served
- Genesis 29:25 — עָבַדְתִּי — have I served
- Genesis 29:27 — תַּעֲבֹד — you will serve
- Genesis 29:30 — וַיַּעֲבֹד — and he served
- Genesis 30:26 — עָבַדְתִּי — I have served
- Genesis 30:29 — עֲבַדְתִּיךָ — I have served you
- Genesis 31:6 — עָבַדְתִּי — I have served
- Genesis 31:41 — עֲבַדְתִּיךָ — I served you
- Genesis 49:15 — עֹבֵד ס — laboring
- Exodus 1:13 — וַיַּעֲבִדוּ — and they compelled to labor
- Exodus 1:14 — עָבְדוּ — they labored
- Exodus 3:12 — תַּעַבְדוּן — you will serve
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4566 מַעְבָּד (maʻbâd), H5648 עֲבַד (ʻăbad), H5650 עֶבֶד (ʻebed), H5652 עֲבָד (ʻăbâd), H5653 עַבְדָּא (ʻAbdâʼ), H5654 עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם (ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm), H5655 עַבְדְּאֵל (ʻAbdᵉʼêl), H5656 עֲבֹדָה (ʻăbôdâh), H5657 עֲבֻדָּה (ʻăbuddâh), H5658 עַבְדוֹן (ʻAbdôwn), H5659 עַבְדוּת (ʻabdûwth), H5660 עַבְדִּי (ʻAbdîy) and 2 more.
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Frequently asked questions
What does ʻâbad (H5647) mean?
To work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc..
How is H5647 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5647 as: [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,.
How often does עָבַד (ʻâbad) appear?
Strong's H5647 is tagged on 287 words in 260 verses across 25 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:5 and last appears in Malachi 3:18.
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