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Lexicon :: Strong's H5656 - ʿăḇōḏâ

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עֲבֹדָה
Transliteration
ʿăḇōḏâ
Pronunciation
ab-o-daw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1553c

Strong’s Definitions

עֲבֹדָה ʻăbôdâh, ab-o-daw'; or עֲבוֹדָה ʻăbôwdâh; from H5647; work of any kind:—act, bondage, bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, × wrought.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x

The KJV translates Strong's H5656 in the following manner: service (96x), servile (12x), work (10x), bondage (8x), act (2x), serve (2x), servitude (2x), tillage (2x), effect (1x), labour (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x
The KJV translates Strong's H5656 in the following manner: service (96x), servile (12x), work (10x), bondage (8x), act (2x), serve (2x), servitude (2x), tillage (2x), effect (1x), labour (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. labour, service

    1. labour, work

    2. labour (of servant or slave)

    3. labour, service (of captives or subjects)

    4. service (of God)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֲבֹדָה ʻăbôdâh, ab-o-daw'; or עֲבוֹדָה ʻăbôwdâh; from H5647; work of any kind:—act, bondage, bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, × wrought.
STRONGS H5656: Abbreviations
† עַבֹדָה, and (Chronicles) עֲבוֺדָה 145 noun feminine labour, service (on formation see LagBN 179 BaNB 61); — י׳ Exodus 1:14 + 41 times; construct עֲבֹדַת Exodus 30:16 + 43 times; suffix עֲבֹדָתִי Genesis 30:26 + 33 times suffixes; in Chronicles עֲבוֺדָה 1 Chronicles 28:14 + 7 times; construct עֲבוֺדַת 1 Chronicles 6:33 [1 Chronicles 6:48] + 13 times; suffix עֲבוֺדָתִי 2 Chronicles 12:8; עֲבוֺדָתָם 1 Chronicles 6:17 [1 Chronicles 6:32]; 2 Chronicles 31:16; —
1. † labour, work, Psalm 104:23; in the field Exodus 1:14; 1 Chronicles 27:26, probably Nehemiah 10:38 [Nehemiah 10:37] (עָרֵי ע׳), Psalm 104:14 (עֵשֶׂב לע׳); in fine linen 1 Chronicles 4:21; in erection of tabernacle Exodus 35:24; Exodus 36:1, Exodus 36:3, Exodus 36:5; Exodus 39:42 (P); in repairing temple 2 Chronicles 34:13 (twice in verse); כל מלאכת עבדה לא תעשׂוּ ye shall do no laborious work Leviticus 23:7, Leviticus 23:8, Leviticus 23:21, Leviticus 23:25, Leviticus 23:35, Leviticus 23:36; Numbers 28:18, Numbers 28:25, Numbers 28:26; Numbers 29:1, Numbers 29:12, Numbers 29:35 (P); figurative of man, הַצְּדָקָה ע׳ Isaiah 32:17 (|| מַעֲשֵׂה הַצּ׳); of God's work of judgment Isaiah 28:21 (twice in verse).
†2. labour of servant or slave: of Jacob for Laban Genesis 29:27; Genesis 30:26 (JE); עֶבֶד ע׳ of bondservant Leviticus 25:39 (P); of the Nethinim Ezra 8:20; service of things, vessels of tabernacle and temple Numbers 4:26, Numbers 4:32 (P) 1 Chronicles 9:28; 1 Chronicles 28:14 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 28:15.
†3. labour, service of captives or subjects: of Israel in Egypt Exodus 1:14; Exodus 2:23 (twice in verse) (P), Exodus 5:11 (E), Exodus 6:6 (P); הע׳ כבד(הׅ Exodus 5:9 (E) Nehemiah 5:18; קשׁה ע׳ Exodus 1:14; Exodus 6:9 (P) Deuteronomy 26:6; 1 Kings 12:4 2 Chronicles 10:4; Isaiah 14:3; מֵרֹב ע׳ Lamentations 1:3; ממלכוֺת ע׳ 2 Chronicles 12:8; המלך ע׳ 1 Chronicles 26:30; אדניהם ע׳ Nehemiah 3:5; military service Ezekiel 29:18 (twice in verse).
4. service of God, in P Chronicles, Ezra: by people Joshua 22:27 (P) 2 Chronicles 12:8, feast of passover Exodus 12:25, Exodus 12:26; 2 Chronicles 35:10, 2 Chronicles 35:16, unleavened bread Exodus 13:5; Levites and priests Numbers 4:19, Numbers 4:49; Numbers 8:11; 1 Chronicles 24:3, 1 Chronicles 24:19; 2 Chronicles 8:14; 2 Chronicles 31:16; מתנה ע׳ Numbers 18:7; Levites Exodus 38:21; Numbers 4:24, Numbers 4:27 (twice in verse); Numbers 4:28, Numbers 4:33, Numbers 4:47 (twice in verse); Numbers 7:7, Numbers 7:8; Numbers 8:26; Numbers 18:21; 1 Chronicles 6:17 [1 Chronicles 6:32]; 2 Chronicles 31:2; with בְּאֹהֶל מוֺעֵד Numbers 4:4, Numbers 4:23, Numbers 4:31, Numbers 4:33, Numbers 4:35, Numbers 4:39, Numbers 4:43, Numbers 8:19, Numbers 8:22, Numbers 18:31; אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד Exodus 30:16; Numbers 4:30; Numbers 7:5; Numbers 8:24; Numbers 18:4, Numbers 18:6, Numbers 18:21, Numbers 18:23, compare Exodus 35:21; Numbers 7:5; (ה)מִשְׁכָּן Exodus 39:32, Exodus 39:40; Numbers 3:7, Numbers 3:8; Numbers 16:9; 1 Chronicles 6:33 [1 Chronicles 6:48], compare Exodus 27:19; Numbers 3:36; 1 Chronicles 23:26; הַקֹּדֶשׁ ע׳ Numbers 7:9, compare Numbers 3:31; of its court Numbers 3:26; more specifically משׂא ע׳ Numbers 4:47; צבא הע׳ Numbers 8:25; (ה)אלהים בית י׳ ע׳ 1 Chronicles 23:24, 1 Chronicles 23:28, 1 Chronicles 23:32; 1 Chronicles 25:6; 1 Chronicles 28:13 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 28:21 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 29:7; 2 Chronicles 29:35; 2 Chronicles 31:21; 2 Chronicles 35:2; Nehemiah 10:33 [Nehemiah 10:32]; בית האלהים מלאכת ע׳ 1 Chronicles 9:13; 1 Chronicles 28:20; 2 Chronicles 24:12; מעשׂה ע׳ 1 Chronicles 23:28; its service Ezekiel 44:14; 1 Chronicles 9:19; specific service of Levitical singers 1 Chronicles 25:1 (twice in verse), and doorkeepers 1 Chronicles 26:8; 2 Chronicles 35:15.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5673.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:27; 30:26; 30:26

Exodus

1:14; 1:14; 1:14; 1:14; 2:23; 5:9; 5:11; 6:6; 6:9; 12:25; 12:26; 13:5; 27:19; 30:16; 30:16; 35:21; 35:24; 36:1; 36:3; 36:5; 38:21; 39:32; 39:40; 39:42

Leviticus

23:7; 23:8; 23:21; 23:25; 23:35; 23:36; 25:39

Numbers

3:7; 3:8; 3:26; 3:31; 3:36; 4:4; 4:19; 4:23; 4:24; 4:26; 4:27; 4:28; 4:30; 4:31; 4:32; 4:33; 4:33; 4:35; 4:39; 4:43; 4:47; 4:47; 4:49; 7:5; 7:5; 7:7; 7:8; 7:9; 8:11; 8:19; 8:22; 8:24; 8:25; 8:26; 16:9; 18:4; 18:6; 18:7; 18:21; 18:21; 18:23; 18:31; 28:18; 28:25; 28:26; 29:1; 29:12; 29:35

Deuteronomy

26:6

Joshua

22:27

1 Kings

12:4

1 Chronicles

4:21; 6:32; 6:32; 6:48; 6:48; 9:13; 9:19; 9:28; 23:24; 23:26; 23:28; 23:28; 23:32; 24:3; 24:19; 25:1; 25:6; 26:8; 26:30; 27:26; 28:13; 28:14; 28:14; 28:15; 28:20; 28:21; 29:7

2 Chronicles

8:14; 10:4; 12:8; 12:8; 12:8; 24:12; 29:35; 31:2; 31:16; 31:16; 31:21; 34:13; 35:2; 35:10; 35:15; 35:16

Ezra

8:20

Nehemiah

3:5; 5:18; 10:32; 10:37

Psalms

104:14; 104:23

Isaiah

14:3; 28:21; 32:17

Lamentations

1:3

Ezekiel

29:18; 44:14

H5656

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Strong's Number H5656 matches the Hebrew עֲבֹדָה (ʿăḇōḏâ),
which occurs 145 times in 125 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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