עבד

Aramaic

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Semitic *ʿabd-.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ʕbæd/

Verb

עבד • (transliteration needed)

1. to do, to make
2. to serve, to slave

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־ב־ד (ʿ-b-d)

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Semitic *ʿabd-. Formed from the root ע־ב־ד (`-b-d).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈeved/

Noun

עֶבֶד • ('éved) m (plural indefinite עֲבָדִים, singular construct עֶבֶד־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. A slave, a serf.
2. (archaic) A servant, a worshipper (of God).
3. (BDSM) A slave, a submissive.

Declension

Declension of עֶבֶד

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	עֶבֶד	first	עַבְדִּי		עַבְדֵּנוּ
	definite	הָעֶבֶד	second	עַבְדְּךָ	עַבְדֵּךְ	עַבְדְּכֶם	עַבְדְּכֶן
	construct	עֶבֶד־	third	עַבְדּוֹ	עַבְדָּהּ	עַבְדָּם	עַבְדָּן
plural	indefinite	עֲבָדִים	first	עבדיי / עֲבָדַי		עֲבָדֵינוּ
	definite	הָעֲבָדִים	second	עֲבָדֶיךָ	עבדייך / עֲבָדַיִךְ	עַבְדֵיכֶם	עַבְדֵיכֶן
	construct	עַבְדֵי־	third	עֲבָדָיו	עֲבָדֶיהָ	עַבְדֵיהֶם	עַבְדֵיהֶן

See Also

• אָמָה (amá) (female counterpart)
• שִׁפְחָה (shifḥá) (female counterpart)

Verb

עָבַד • (avád)

1. To work; to slave, to be a slave.
2. To worship.

References

• H5647 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible