עָבַד

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

• to serve: minister H5647H · a Meaning of 157
• to serve H5647G 97
• to serve: labour H5647I · a Meaning of 32
• to serve: burden H5647J · a Meaning of 2

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.; [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 Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. Isaiah 14:3 עֻבַּד־ 'u.bad- · An action: strong action received, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And it shall come to pass in the day that Jehovah shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service wherein thou wast made to serve,

2. Isaiah 19:9 עֹבְדֵ֥י 'oe.Dei · An -ing word: simple action

   Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white cloth, shall be confounded.

3. Isaiah 19:21 וְעָֽבְדוּ֙ ve.'a.ve.Du · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

   And Jehovah shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know Jehovah in that day; yea, they shall worship with sacrifice and oblation, and shall vow a vow unto Jehovah, and shall perform it.

4. Isaiah 19:23 וְעָבְד֥וּ ve.'a.ve.Du · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

   In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians shall worship with the Assyrians.

5. Isaiah 28:21 וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ ve.la.'a.Vod · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   For Jehovah will rise up as in mount Perazim, he will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

6. Isaiah 30:24 עֹֽבְדֵי֙ 'oe.Dei · An -ing word: simple action

   the oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savory provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.

7. Isaiah 43:23 הֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ he.'e.vad.Ti.kha · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

   Thou hast not brought me of thy sheep for burnt-offerings; neither hast thou honored me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee with offerings, nor wearied thee with frankincense.

8. Isaiah 43:24 הֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙ he.'e.vad.Ta.ni · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

   Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast burdened me with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

9. Isaiah 60:12 יַעַבְד֖וּךְ ya.'av.Dukh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

   For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.