עָבַד

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] 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,

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to work, serve
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(pual) to be worked
• 5.(hiphil)
• 6.(hophal) to be led or enticed to serve

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻâbad; Pronunciation: aw-bad'