עֶ֫בֶד

e.vedNoun (Masculine)H5650

servant/slave

From: from H5647 (עָבַד);

Short Definition

a servant

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. slave, servant 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals) Aramaic equivalent: a.vad (*עֲבַד *"servant/slave" H5649)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

652 times

Appears 652 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Samuel
72
Genesis
72
1 Kings
61
1 Samuel
53
2 Kings
51

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 16:13
  • 1 Samuel 29:10
  • 2 Samuel 2:13
  • Genesis 21:25
  • Jeremiah 37:18

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.