5649. abad

Lexicon

abad: To serve, to work, to labor, to worship

Original Word: עֲבַד
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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

servant

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

see HEBREW abad

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[עֲבַד D^p.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.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root עבד (ʿāḇaḏ), which means "to work" or "to serve."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • δοῦλος (doulos): Strong's Greek Number 1401, meaning "servant" or "slave," often used in the New Testament to describe a person who is in service to another, particularly in a spiritual or metaphorical sense.
• διάκονος (diakonos): Strong's Greek Number 1249, meaning "servant" or "minister," used in the New Testament to denote one who serves, especially in a religious or ecclesiastical context.

The concept of servitude, as expressed through the term עֲבַד, is integral to understanding the social and religious dynamics of the biblical world, where service to others was both a practical necessity and a spiritual metaphor.

Usage: The word עֲבַד is used in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra. It is employed to describe individuals who serve others, whether in a domestic, governmental, or religious capacity.

Context: The term עֲבַד (ʿăḇaḏ) appears in the context of the exilic and post-exilic periods of Israel's history, where Aramaic was commonly spoken. In the book of Daniel, for example, the word is used to describe those who serve in the royal court of Babylon. In Ezra, it refers to the servants of the temple and those who are in service to the Persian king. The concept of servitude in these texts often reflects the socio-political realities of the time, where individuals could be bound to service due to conquest, economic necessity, or religious duty. The role of a servant, as depicted in these passages, encompasses a range of duties and responsibilities, from menial tasks to significant administrative roles.

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

Englishman's Concordance

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.