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Strong's Number H5647

עָבַד

`abad · aw-bad'

Transliteration:

`abad{aw-bad'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1553

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

Usage in the KJV:

serve 161, do 14, till 4, servant 5, work 5, worshippers 5, service 4, dress 2, labour 2, ear 1, misc 14

Total: 290
Occurs 289 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to work, serve
1. (Qal)
  1. to labour, work, do work
  2. to work for another, serve another by labour
  3. to serve as subjects
  4. to serve (God)
  5. to serve (with Levitical service)
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be worked, be tilled (of land)
  2. to make oneself a servant
3. (Pual) to be worked
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to compel to labour or work, cause to labour, cause to serve
  2. to cause to serve as subjects
5. (Hophal) to be led or enticed to serve