עבד

עבד

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿabd-.

Pronunciation

• 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

From Proto-Semitic *ʿabd-. Synchronically formed from the root ע־ב־ד‎ (`-b-d) pertaining to work.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) 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) (pa'al construction)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈvad/
• Homophone: אבד‎

1. to work, labor
2. to work, operate, function

   ‏הַטֶּלֶוִיזְיָה הַזּאֹת עוֹבֶדֶת?‎‎

   Does this TV work?

3. to work on, convince, improve
4. to worship

Conjugation

Conjugation of עָבַד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לעבוד \\ לַעֲבֹד‎ action noun: עֲבוֹדָה‎ passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	עָבַדְתִּי‎		עָבַדְנוּ‎
	second	עָבַדְתָּ‎	עָבַדְתְּ‎	עֲבַדְתֶּם‎1	עֲבַדְתֶּן‎1
	third	עָבַד	עָבְדָה‎	עָבְדוּ‎
present		עוֹבֵד‎	עוֹבֶדֶת‎	עוֹבְדִים‎	עוֹבְדוֹת‎
future	first	אעבוד \\ אֶעֱבֹד‎		נעבוד \\ נַעֲבֹד‎
	second	תעבוד \\ תַּעֲבֹד‎	תַּעַבְדִי‎	תַּעַבְדוּ‎	תעבודנה \\ תַּעֲבֹדְנָה‎2
	third	יעבוד \\ יַעֲבֹד‎	תעבוד \\ תַּעֲבֹד‎	יַעַבְדוּ‎	תעבודנה \\ תַּעֲבֹדְנָה‎2
imperative		עבוד \\ עֲבֹד‎	עִבְדִי‎	עִבְדוּ‎	עבודנה \\ עֲבֹדְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced עָבַדְתֶּם‎ and עָבַדְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

References

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