עָבַד

a.vad · to serve: minister

Hebrew · Strong's H5647 · Verb · Sounds like: aw-bad' · 288 occurrences

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)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עָבַד 290 vb. work, serve
Qal
1. labour, work, do work
2. work for another, serve him by labour
3. serve as subjects
4. serve God
5. serve י׳ with Levitical service
Niph.
1. be tilled, of land
2. dub. cultivated field
Pu. worked
Hiph.
1. compel to labour as slaves
2. make to serve as subjects
3. cause to serve God
Hoph. be led or enticed to serve

Every occurrence

  1. Psalms 2:11 עִבְד֣וּ 'iv.Du · A command to all of you: simple action

    Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

  2. Psalms 18:43 יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃ Ya.'av.Du.ni · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

  3. Psalms 22:30 יַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ ya.'av.De.nu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.

  4. Psalms 72:11 יַֽעַבְדֽוּהוּ׃ Ya.'av.Du.hu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.

  5. Psalms 97:7 עֹ֬בְדֵי oe.dei · An -ing word: simple action

    Let all them be put to shame that serve graven images, That boast themselves of idols: Worship him, all ye gods.

  6. Psalms 100:2 עִבְד֣וּ 'iv.Du · A command to all of you: simple action

    Serve Jehovah with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.

  7. Psalms 102:22 לַעֲבֹ֥ד la.'a.Vod · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.

  8. Psalms 106:36 וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ vai.ya.'av.Du · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And served their idols, Which became a snare unto them.

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