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. Judges 2:7 וַיַּעַבְד֤וּ vai.ya.'av.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   And the people served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Jehovah that he had wrought for Israel.

2. Judges 2:11 וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ vai.ya.'av.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim;

3. Judges 2:13 וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ vai.ya.'av.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   And they forsook Jehovah, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.

4. Judges 2:19 לְעָבְדָ֖ם le.'a.ve.Dam · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their doings, nor from their stubborn way.

5. Judges 3:6 וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ vai.ya.'av.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

6. Judges 3:7 וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ vai.ya.'av.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgat Jehovah their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.

7. Judges 3:8 וַיַּעַבְד֧וּ vai.ya.'av.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   Therefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.

8. Judges 3:14 וַיַּעַבְד֤וּ vai.ya.'av.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

9. Judges 9:28 נַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּ na.'av.De.nu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

   And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve ye the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?

10. Judges 9:28 עִבְד֗וּ 'iv.Du · A command to all of you: simple action

    And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve ye the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?

11. Judges 9:28 נַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּ na.'av.De.nu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve ye the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?

12. Judges 9:38 נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ na.'av.De.nu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, that thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.

13. Judges 10:6 וַיַּעַבְד֣וּ vai.ya.'av.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook Jehovah, and served him not.

14. Judges 10:6 עֲבָדֽוּהוּ׃ 'a.va.Du.hu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook Jehovah, and served him not.

15. Judges 10:10 וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֖ד va.na.'a.Vod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by us

    And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, saying, We have sinned against thee, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baalim.

16. Judges 10:13 וַתַּעַבְד֖וּ va.ta.'av.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by all of you

    Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will save you no more.

17. Judges 10:16 וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ vai.ya.'av.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

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