5649. abad
Strong's Lexicon
abad: To serve, to work, to labor, to worship

Original Word: עָבַד
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: abad
Pronunciation: ah-vahd
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-bad')
Definition: To serve, to work, to labor, to worship
Meaning: a servant

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1398 δουλεύω (douleuō) – to serve, to be a slave

- G3000 λατρεύω (latreuō) – to serve, to worship

Usage: The Hebrew verb "abad" primarily means "to serve" or "to work." It is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, including physical labor, servitude, and worship. The term can refer to the service of a slave or servant, the labor of a worker, or the worship and service of God. It conveys a sense of dedication and commitment, whether in a secular or religious context.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of service was integral to daily life and religious practice. The Israelites were familiar with servitude, both as a people who had been enslaved in Egypt and as a society with its own systems of servitude and labor. The term "abad" reflects the broader cultural understanding of work and service as essential components of community and religious life. In a religious context, serving God was seen as a fundamental duty and privilege, reflecting the covenant relationship between God and His people.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to ebed
Definition
slave, servant
NASB Translation
servant (1), servants (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[עֲבַד Dp.105, or עֲבֵד K§ 54, 3. γ)]

noun masculine slave, servant (Biblical Hebrew עֶ֫בֶד); — construct עֲבֵד Daniel 6:21 servant of God; plural suffix of king, עבדיך Kt (K§ 53 Anm. b)), עַבְדָּךְ Qr Ezra 4:11, עַבְדָךְ Qr Daniel 2:4; suffix of God, עַבְד֫וֺתִי, Daniel 3:26,28; Ezra 5:11, of king Daniel 2:7.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
servant

(Aramaic) from abad; a servant -- servant.

see HEBREW abad

Forms and Transliterations
לְעַבְד֔וֹהִי לְעַבְד֖וֹהִי לְעַבְדָ֖ךְ לעבדוהי לעבדך עֲבֵד֙ עַבְד֛וֹהִי עַבְדָיִךְ עַבְדוֹהִי֩ עבד עבדוהי עבדיך ‘ă·ḇêḏ ‘aḇ·ḏā·yiḵ ‘aḇ·ḏō·w·hî ‘aḇḏāyiḵ ‘aḇḏōwhî ‘ăḇêḏ avdayich avdoHi aVed lə‘aḇḏāḵ lə‘aḇḏōwhî lə·‘aḇ·ḏāḵ lə·‘aḇ·ḏō·w·hî leavDach leavDohi
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Ezra 4:11
HEB: אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ֑א [עַבְדָיִךְ כ] (עַבְדָ֛ךְ
NAS: Artaxerxes: Your servants, the men
KJV: the king; Thy servants the men
INT: Artaxerxes to King your servants the men the region

Ezra 5:11
HEB: אֲנַ֣חְנָא הִמּ֡וֹ עַבְדוֹהִי֩ דִֽי־ אֱלָ֨הּ
NAS: us, saying, 'We are the servants of the God
KJV: are the servants of the God
INT: We are are the servants forasmuch of the God

Daniel 2:4
HEB: [לְעַבְדַּיִךְ כ] (לְעַבְדָ֖ךְ ק) וּפִשְׁרָ֥א
NAS: the dream to your servants, and we will declare
KJV: tell thy servants the dream,
INT: Tell the dream servant the interpretation will shew

Daniel 2:7
HEB: חֶלְמָ֛א יֵאמַ֥ר לְעַבְד֖וֹהִי וּפִשְׁרָ֥ה נְהַחֲוֵֽה׃
NAS: the dream to his servants, and we will declare
KJV: tell his servants the dream,
INT: the dream tell to his servants the interpretation will shew

Daniel 3:26
HEB: וַעֲבֵד־ נְג֛וֹ עַבְד֛וֹהִי דִּֽי־ אֱלָהָ֥א
NAS: come out, you servants of the Most High
KJV: and Abednego, ye servants of the most high
INT: Meshach and Abed-nego servants forasmuch God

Daniel 3:28
HEB: מַלְאֲכֵהּ֙ וְשֵׁיזִ֣ב לְעַבְד֔וֹהִי דִּ֥י הִתְרְחִ֖צוּ
NAS: and delivered His servants who
KJV: and delivered his servants that trusted
INT: his angel and delivered his servants so put

Daniel 6:20
HEB: לְדָנִיֵּ֗אל דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙ עֲבֵד֙ אֱלָהָ֣א חַיָּ֔א
NAS: Daniel, servant of the living
KJV: O Daniel, servant of the living
INT: to Daniel Daniel servant God of the living

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5649
7 Occurrences


[‘aḇ·ḏā·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
‘aḇ·ḏō·w·hî — 2 Occ.
‘ă·ḇêḏ — 1 Occ.
lə·‘aḇ·ḏāḵ — 1 Occ.
lə·‘aḇ·ḏō·w·hî — 2 Occ.
















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