Strong's Lexicon Ebed: Servant, Slave Original Word: עֶבֶד Word Origin: Derived from the root עָבַד (avad), meaning "to work" or "to serve." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1401 (δοῦλος, doulos): Often translated as "servant" or "slave" in the New Testament, reflecting a similar concept of servitude and service. Usage: The Hebrew word "Ebed" primarily denotes a servant or slave, someone who is in service to another. In the Old Testament, it is used to describe individuals in various forms of servitude, ranging from those in bondage to those who serve willingly. The term can also imply a position of honor, as in the case of being a servant of God. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of servitude was multifaceted. It included both voluntary and involuntary service. Slavery in the biblical context was often different from the harsh chattel slavery known in more recent history. Servants could be part of a household and were sometimes treated as family members. The Mosaic Law provided regulations for the treatment of servants, emphasizing humane treatment and the possibility of eventual freedom (e.g., Exodus 21:2-6). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom abad Definition "servant," two Isr. NASB Translation Ebed (6). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. עֶ֫בֶד proper name, masculine (servant of God = עַבְדְּאֵל); — 1 father of Gaal Judges 9:26,28,30,31,35 (GFM, after HollenbThLz 1891, 371 [compare BuIb. 1892, 63] עֹבֵד, as ᵐ5L; see also GrayProp. N. 184, 272); ᵐ5 Ιωβηλ, A ᵐ5L Αβεδ. 2 a companion of Ezra Ezra 8:6; ᵐ5 Ωβηθ, ᵐ5L Αμιναδαβ. — For list of Arabic names beginning with Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ebed The same as ebed; Ebed, the name of two Israelites -- Ebed. see HEBREW ebed Forms and Transliterations עֶ֔בֶד עֶ֖בֶד עֶ֗בֶד עֶ֙בֶד֙ עֶ֤בֶד עָ֑בֶד עבד ‘ā·ḇeḏ ‘āḇeḏ ‘e·ḇeḏ ‘eḇeḏ Aved evedLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Judges 9:26 HEB: גַּ֤עַל בֶּן־ עֶ֙בֶד֙ וְאֶחָ֔יו וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ NAS: the son of Ebed came KJV: the son of Ebed came INT: now Gaal the son of Ebed his relatives and crossed Judges 9:28 Judges 9:30 Judges 9:31 Judges 9:35 Ezra 8:6 6 Occurrences |
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see NöZMG xli (1887), 724 ff., compare also Idib, xlii (1888), 486 WeHeid. 2, 2 ff. 
