עֶ֫בֶד

e.ved · servant/slave

Hebrew · Strong's H5650 · Noun · Sounds like: eh'-bed · 801 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

from עָבַד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עֶ֫בֶד 799 n.m. slave, servant
1. slave, servant of household
2. Subjects, of chief
3. Servants, worshippers of God
4. Servant of י׳, in a special sense
5. Israel as a people is servant of י׳
6. In polite address of equals or superiors the Hebrews used עַבְדְּךָ thy servant = 1 pers. sing., I
7. Phrases

Every occurrence

  1. Proverbs 11:29 וְעֶ֥בֶד ve.'E.ved · A person, place or thing

    He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  2. Proverbs 12:9 וְעֶ֣בֶד ve.'E.ved · A person, place or thing

    Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

  3. Proverbs 14:35 לְעֶ֣בֶד le.'E.ved · A person, place or thing

    The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame.

  4. Proverbs 17:2 עֶֽבֶד־ 'e.ved- · A person, place or thing

    A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

  5. Proverbs 19:10 לְעֶ֤בֶד׀ le.'E.ved · A person, place or thing

    Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  6. Proverbs 22:7 וְעֶ֥בֶד ve.'E.ved · A person, place or thing

    The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

  7. Proverbs 29:19 עָ֑בֶד 'A.ved · A person, place or thing

    A servant will not be corrected by words; For though he understand, he will not give heed.

  8. Proverbs 29:21 עַבְדּ֑וֹ av.Do · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

  9. Proverbs 30:10 עֶ֭בֶד 'E.ved · A person, place or thing

    Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

  10. Proverbs 30:22 עֶ֭בֶד 'E.ved · A person, place or thing

    For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

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