`abad

The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 5647

Original Word	Word Origin
db[	a primitive root
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
`abad	TWOT - 1553
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
aw-bad'	Verb

Definition

to work, serve
1. (Qal)
  1. to labour, work, do work
  2. to work for another, serve another by labour
  3. to serve as subjects
  4. to serve (God)
  5. to serve (with Levitical service)
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be worked, be tilled (of land)
  2. to make oneself a servant
3. (Pual) to be worked
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to compel to labour or work, cause to labour, cause to serve
  2. to cause to serve as subjects
5. (Hophal) to be led or enticed to serve

NAS Word Usage - Total: 290

become slaves 1, been slaves 1, bondage 2, burdened 2, cultivate 7, cultivated 2, cultivates 1, do 6, do the work 1, enslaved 3, given 1, holding in bondage 1, imposed 1, keep 2, labor 3, laborers* 2, make servant 1, make slaves 2, manufacturers 1, observe 1, perform 9, performed 2, plowed 1, rendered 1, serve 141, served 52, serves 2, serving 5, slave 1, slaves 1, subject 1, till 1, tiller 1, tiller* 1, tills 2, use as slaves 1, used 1, uses services 1, work 7, worked 2, workers 2, working 1, worship 7, worshipers 6

NAS Verse Count
Genesis	22
Exodus	29
Leviticus	3
Numbers	21
Deuteronomy	35
Joshua	16
Judges	14
1 Samuel	11
2 Samuel	5
1 Kings	8
2 Kings	14
1 Chronicles	2
2 Chronicles	11
Nehemiah	1
Job	3
Psalms	8
Proverbs	2
Ecclesiastes	2
Isaiah	9
Jeremiah	31
Ezekiel	9
Hosea	1
Zephaniah	1
Zechariah	2
Malachi	3

Total	263

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for `abad". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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