BDB5744
עַבֹדָה, and (Chronicles) עֲבוֺדָה145 noun feminine labour, service (on formation see LagBN 179 BaNB 61); — ׳ י Exod 1:14 + 41 t.; construct עֲבֹדַת Exod 30:16 + 43 t.; suffix עֲבֹדָתִי Gen 30:26 + 33 t. suffixes; in Chronicles עֲבוֺדָה 1Chr 28:14 + 7 t.; construct עֲבוֺדַת 1Chr 6:33 + 13 t.; suffix עֲבוֺדָתִי 2Chr 12:8 עֲבוֺדָתָם 1Chr 6:17; 2Chr 31:16 —
1.
labour, work, Ps 104:23 in the field Exod 1:14; 1Chr 27:26, probably Neh 10:38 (׳
עָרֵי ע), Ps 104:14 (׳
עֵשֶׂב לע); in fine linen 1Chr 4:21 in erection of tabernacle Exod 35:24; Exod 36:1; Exod 36:3; Exod 36:5; Exod 39:42 (
P
); in repairing temple 2Chr 34:13 (twice in verse); כל
מלאכת עבדה לא תעשׂוּ
ye shall do no laborious work
Lev 23:7; Lev 23:8; Lev 23:21;
Lev 23:25;
Lev 23:35;
Lev 23:36;
Num 28:18;
Num 28:25;
Num 28:26;
Num 29:1; Num 29:12;
Num 29:35 (
P
); figurative of man, הַצְּדָקָה
׳
ע
Isa 32:17
(|| ׳
מַעֲשֵׂה הַצּ); of God's work of judgment Isa 28:21 (twice in verse).
2.
labour of servant or slave: of Jacob for Laban Gen 29:27; Gen 30:26 (
J
E
); עֶבֶד
׳
ע of bondservant Lev 25:39 (
P
); of the Nethinim Ezra 8:20
service of things, vessels of tabernacle and temple Num 4:26; Num 4:32 (
P
) 1Chr
9:28; 1Chr 28:14 (twice in verse); 1Chr 28:15.
3.
labour, service of captives or subjects: of Israel in Egypt Exod 1:14; Exod 2:23 (twice in verse) (
P
), Exod 5:11
(
E
), Exod 6:6
(
P
); ׳
הע
כבד(הׅ
Exod 5:9 (
E
) Neh 5:18
קשׁה
׳
ע
Exod 1:14; Exod 6:9 (
P
) Deut 26:6
; 1Kgs 12:4
= 2Chr 10:4
; Isa 14:3
׳
מֵרֹב ע
Lam 1:3
ממלכוֺת
׳
ע
2Chr 12:8
המלך
׳
ע
1Chr 26:30
אדניהם
׳
ע
Neh 3:5 military
service Ezek
29:18 (twice in verse).
4.
service of God, in
P
Chronicles, Ezra: by people Josh 22:27 (
P
) 2Chr
12:8, feast of passover Exod 12:25; Exod 12:26; 2Chr 35:10; 2Chr 35:16, unleavened bread Exod 13:5
Levites and priests
Num 4:19;
Num 4:49;
Num 8:11; 1Chr 24:3; 1Chr 24:19; 2Chr 8:14; 2Chr 31:16
מתנה
׳
ע
Num 18:7 Levites
Exod 38:21;
Num 4:24; Num 4:27 (twice
in verse); Num 4:28
; Num 4:33
; Num 4:47
(twice in verse); Num 7:7
; Num 7:8;
Num 8:26; Num 18:21;
1Chr 6:17;
2Chr 31:2
with בְּאֹהֶל מוֺעֵד 2Chr 31:4 v
2Chr 31:23
v
2Chr 31:31
v
2Chr 31:33
v
2Chr 31:35
v
2Chr 31:39
v
2Chr 31:43
;
2Chr 8:19;
2Chr 8:22;
2Chr 18:31
אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד
Exod 30:16;
Num 4:30; Num 7:5; Num 8:24; Num 18:4; Num 18:6; Num 18:21;
Num 18:23,
compare Exod
35:21; Num 7:5
(ה)מִשְׁכָּן
Exod 39:32;
Exod 39:40;
Num 3:7; Num 3:8; Num 16:9; 1Chr 6:33,
compare Exod
27:19; Num
3:36; 1Chr 23:26
הַקֹּדֶשׁ
׳
ע
Num 7:9, compare
Num 3:31 of its
court Num 3:26
more specifically משׂא
׳
ע
Num 4:47
׳
צבא הע
Num 8:25
(ה)אלהים
׳
בית י
׳
ע
1Chr 23:24
; 1Chr
23:28; 1Chr 23:32; 1Chr 25:6; 1Chr 28:13 (twice in verse); 1Chr 28:21 (twice in verse); 1Chr 29:7;
2Chr 29:35
; 2Chr
31:21;
2Chr 35:2; Neh 10:33
בית האלהים
׳
מלאכת ע
1Chr 9:13;
1Chr 28:20
; 2Chr
24:12
׳
מעשׂה ע
1Chr 23:28
its service Ezek 44:14; 1Chr 9:19 specific service of Levitical singers 1Chr 25:1 (twice in verse),
and doorkeepers
1Chr 26:8; 2Chr 35:15.