Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5649 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עֲבַד |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) from H5648 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | abad |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `abad (ab-bad') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a servant |
| KJV Renderings: | servant. |
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[עֲבַד Dp.105, or עֲבֵד K§ 54, 3. γ)] noun masculine slave, servant (Biblical Hebrew עֶ֫בֶד); — construct עֲבֵד Dan 6:21 servant of God; plural suffix of king, עבדיך Kt (K§ 53 Anm. b)), עַבְדָּךְ Qr Ezra 4:11, עַבְדָךְ Qr Dan 2:4 suffix of God, עַבְד֫וֺתִי, Dan 3:26; Dan 3:28; Ezra 5:11, of king Dan 2:7.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
