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

Page 2 / 3 (Num 7:5–2Ch 8:14)

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:5 - “Accept these things from them, that they may be [fn]used in the service H5656 of the tent of meeting, and you shall give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service H5656.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:7 - Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service H5656,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:8 - and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service H5656, under the [fn]direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:9 - But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath because theirs was the service H5656 of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:11 - “Aaron then shall [fn]present the Levites before Yahweh as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, that they may be qualified to perform the service H5656 of Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:19 - “And I have given the Levites as [fn]a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the sons of Israel, to perform the service H5656 of the sons of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement on behalf of the sons of Israel, so that there will be no plague among the sons of Israel by [fn]their coming near to the sanctuary.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:22 - Then after that the Levites went in to perform their service H5656 in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons; just as Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:24 - “This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward [fn]they shall enter to perform their duty in the service H5656 of the tent of meeting.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:25 - “But at the age of fifty years they shall [fn]retire from their duty in the service H5656 and not serve anymore.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:26 - “They may, however, minister to their brothers in the tent of meeting in order to keep up their responsibility, but they themselves shall perform no service H5656. Thus you shall deal with the Levites concerning their responsibilities.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:9 - is it [fn]not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to perform the service H5656 of the tabernacle of Yahweh, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:4 - “And they shall be joined with you and keep the responsibility of the tent of meeting, for all the service H5656 of the tent; but [fn]an outsider may not come near you.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:6 - “And behold, I Myself have taken your brothers the Levites from among the sons of Israel; they are a gift to you, given to Yahweh, to perform the service H5656 for the tent of meeting.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:7 - “But you and your sons with you shall keep your priesthood in everything that concerns the altar and inside the veil, and you are to perform service H5656. I am giving you the priesthood as a [fn]bestowed service H5656, but the [fn]outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:21 -

“Now to the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service H5656 which they perform, the service H5656 of the tent of meeting.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:23 - “Only the Levites shall perform the service H5656 of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, and among the sons of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:31 - ‘And you may eat it anywhere, you and your households, for it is your compensation in return for your service H5656 in the tent of meeting.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:18 - ‘On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious H5656 work.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:25 - ‘Now on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious H5656 work.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:26 -

‘Also on the day of the first fruits, when you bring near a new grain offering to Yahweh in your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious H5656 work.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:1 -

‘Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall also have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious H5656 work. It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:12 -

‘Then on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious H5656 work, and you shall celebrate a feast to Yahweh for seven days.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:35 -

‘On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly; you shall do no laborious H5656 work.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:6 - ‘And the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us and imposed hard slave H5656 labor H5656 on us.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:27 - rather it shall be a witness between us and you and between our generations after us, that we are to perform the service H5656 of Yahweh before Him with our burnt offerings and with our sacrifices and with our peace offerings, so that your sons will not say to our sons in time to come, “You have no portion in Yahweh.”’
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father made our yoke harsh; but you, now, lighten the harsh service H5656 of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:21 -

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the fine linen workers H5656 at Beth-ashbea;

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:32 - And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem; and they stood for their service H5656 according to their custom.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:48 -

Their [fn]relatives the Levites were given over unto all the service H5656 of the tabernacle of the house of God.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:13 -

and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760 mighty men of valor for the work of the service H5656 of the house of God.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:19 -

Shallum the son of Kore, the son of [fn]Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service H5656, keepers of the thresholds of the tent; and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entrance.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:28 -

Now some of them were over the utensils of service H5656, for [fn]they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:24 -

These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, even the heads of the fathers’ households of those of them who were [fn]counted, in the number of names by their [fn]census, doing the work for the service H5656 of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and upward.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:26 - “Also, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings for its service H5656.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:28 - For their station is to be on hand for the sons of Aaron with the service H5656 of the house of Yahweh, in the courts and in the chambers and in the cleansing of all holy things, even the work of the service H5656 of the house of God,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:32 - Thus they shall keep responsibility of the tent of meeting, and responsibility of the holy place, and responsibility of the sons of Aaron their [fn]relatives, for the service H5656 of the house of Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:3 - And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their assignments for their service H5656.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:19 -

These were their assignments for their service H5656 when they came in to the house of Yahweh according to the legal judgment rendered to them by the hand of Aaron their father, just as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:1 -

Moreover, David and the commanders of the army separated for the service H5656 some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals; and the number of [fn]those who performed their service H5656 was:

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:6 - All these were under the [fn]direction of their father to sing in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service H5656 of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the [fn]direction of the king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:8 -

All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their [fn]relatives were valiant men with strength for the service H5656, sixty-two from Obed-edom.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:30 - As for the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 men of valor, were over the administration of Israel across the Jordan to the west, for all the work of Yahweh and the service H5656 of the king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:26 -

Ezri the son of Chelub was over the [fn]workers of the field who cultivated H5656 the soil.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:13 - also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites and for all the work of the service H5656 of the house of Yahweh and for all the utensils of service H5656 in the house of Yahweh;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:14 - for the golden utensils, the weight of gold for all utensils for every kind H5656 of service H5656; for the silver utensils, the weight of silver for all utensils for every kind H5656 of service H5656;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:15 - and the weight of gold for the golden lampstands and their golden lamps, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; and the weight of silver for the silver lampstands, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps according to the service H5656 of each lampstand;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:20 -

Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for Yahweh God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service H5656 of the house of Yahweh is completed.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:21 - “Now behold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service H5656 of the house of God, and every willing man with wisdom will be with you in all the work for all the service H5656. The officials also and all the people will be entirely at your command.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:7 - and for the service H5656 for the house of God they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 [fn]darics of gold, and 10,000 talents of silver, and 18,000 talents of brass, and 100,000 talents of iron.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:14 -

And according to the judgment of his father David, he caused the divisions of the priests to stand for their service H5656, and the Levites for their responsibilities to praise and minister before the priests according to the daily rule, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for David the man of God had so commanded.


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