עָבַד
ʻâbad(aw-bad')
“to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.”
291 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
Translated in KJV as
[idiom] bekeep in bondagebe bondmenbond-servicecompeldodressearexecute[phrase] husbandmankeeplabour(-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,
Etymology
a primitive root;
Chain Links
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7 of 291
“And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;”