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עָבַד

a.vadto serveHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb289 occurrences25 books262 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
Traditional renderings: × be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עָבַד:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

289 total
  1. 2 Chronicles 7:22וַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּם · and serving them
    And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
  2. 2 Chronicles 10:4וְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ · and we will serve you
    “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 24:18וַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּ · and served
    They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.
  4. 2 Chronicles 30:8וְעִבְדוּ֙ · Serve
    Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.
  5. 2 Chronicles 33:3וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ד · and served
    For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
  6. 2 Chronicles 33:16לַעֲב֕וֹד · to serve
    Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.
  7. 2 Chronicles 33:22וַיַּֽעַבְדֵֽם׃ · served
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made,
  8. 2 Chronicles 34:33וַֽיַּעֲבֵ֗ד · and he required; לַעֲב֖וֹד · to serve
    And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  9. 2 Chronicles 35:3עִבְדוּ֙ · serve
    To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.
  10. Nehemiah 9:35עֲבָד֑וּךָ · serve You
    For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
  11. Job 21:15נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ · we should serve Him
    Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’
  12. Job 36:11וְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּ · and serve [Him]
    If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
  13. Job 39:9עָבְדֶ֑ךָ · to serve you
    Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?
  14. Psalm 2:11עִבְד֣וּ · Serve
    Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
  15. Psalm 18:43יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃ · shall serve me
    You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
  16. Psalm 22:30יַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ · will serve Him
    Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
  17. Psalm 72:11יַֽעַבְדֽוּהוּ׃ · serve him
    May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
  18. Psalm 97:7עֹ֬בְדֵי · worshipers
    All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
  19. Psalm 100:2עִבְד֣וּ · Serve
    Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.
  20. Psalm 102:22לַעֲבֹ֥ד · to serve
    …when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.
  21. Psalm 106:36וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ · They worshiped
    They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
  22. Proverbs 12:11עֹבֵ֣ד · The one who works
    The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
  23. Proverbs 28:19עֹבֵ֣ד · The one who works
    The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
  24. Ecclesiastes 5:9נֶעֱבָֽד׃ · profits
    The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
  25. Ecclesiastes 5:12הָעֹבֵ֔ד · of the worker
    The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
  26. Isaiah 14:3עֻבַּד־ · you were forced
    On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,
  27. Isaiah 19:9עֹבְדֵ֥י · The workers
    The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
  28. Isaiah 19:21וְעָֽבְדוּ֙ · They will worship
    The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.
  29. Isaiah 19:23וְעָבְד֥וּ · will worship together
    In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.
  30. Isaiah 28:21וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ · and to perform
    For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.
  31. Isaiah 30:24עֹֽבְדֵי֙ · that work
    The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder, winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.
  32. Isaiah 43:23הֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ · burdened you
    You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.
  33. Isaiah 43:24הֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙ · you have burdened Me
    You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
  34. Isaiah 60:12יַעַבְד֖וּךְ · serve you
    For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.
  35. Jeremiah 2:20אֶעֱבֹד · serve
    “For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.
  36. Jeremiah 5:19וַתַּעַבְד֞וּ · and served; תַּעַבְד֣וּ · will you serve
    And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”
  37. Jeremiah 8:2עֲבָדוּם֙ · served
    They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.
  38. Jeremiah 11:10לְעָבְדָ֑ם · to serve them
    They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.
  39. Jeremiah 13:10לְעָבְדָ֖ם · to serve
    These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.
  40. Jeremiah 16:11וַיַּעַבְד֖וּם · and served
    Then you are to answer them: ‘It is because your fathers have forsaken Me, declares the LORD, and followed other gods, and served and worshiped them. They abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction.
  41. Jeremiah 16:13וַעֲבַדְתֶּם־ · you will serve
    So I will cast you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your fathers have known. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.’
  42. Jeremiah 17:4וְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ · I will enslave you
    And you yourself will relinquish the inheritance that I gave you. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, for you have kindled My anger; it will burn forever.”
  43. Jeremiah 22:9וַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ס · and served
    Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
  44. Jeremiah 22:13יַעֲבֹ֣ד · serve
    “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,
  45. Jeremiah 25:6לְעָבְדָ֖ם · to serve
    Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’
  46. Jeremiah 25:11וְעָ֨בְד֜וּ · will serve
    And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
  47. Jeremiah 25:14עָֽבְדוּ־ · will enslave
    For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”
  48. Jeremiah 27:6לְעָבְדֽוֹ׃ · subject
    So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.