ʻăbôdâh — H5656

Definition

feminine noun

work of any kind

1. labour, service
1. labour, work
2. labour (of servant or slave)
3. labour, service (of captives or subjects)
4. service (of God)

Usually translated as

service, servile, work, bondage, act, servitude, tillage, bondservant, effect, ministering, ministry, office, use, wrought, labour

Origin

or ʻăbôwdâh; from H5647

• Derived from ʻâbad (H5647)

Greek equivalents

• ergasía (G2039)
• érgon (G2041)
• kathḗkō (G2520)
• kratéō (G2902)
• latreía (G2999)
• leitourgía (G3009)
• leitourgikós (G3010)
• paraskeuḗ (G3904)
• téchnē (G5078)

Occurrences

ʻăbôdâh occurs 146 times in 125 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (20), Leviticus (7), Numbers (44), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (1), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (23), 2 Chronicles (13), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (4), Psalms (2), Isaiah (3), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (2)

• Genesis 29:27 — Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service (בַּעֲבֹדָה֙) which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
• Genesis 30:26 — Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service (עֲבֹדָתִ֖י) which I have done thee.
• Exodus 1:14 — And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage (בַּעֲבֹדָ֣ה), in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
• Exodus 1:14 — And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service (עֲבֹדָ֖ה) in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
• Exodus 1:14 — And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service (עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם), wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
• Exodus 2:23 — And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage (הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה), and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
• Exodus 2:23 — And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage (הָעֲבֹדָֽה).
• Exodus 5:9 — Let there more work be laid (הָעֲבֹדָ֛ה) upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
• Exodus 5:11 — Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work (מֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶ֖ם) shall be diminished.
• Exodus 6:6 — Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage (מֵעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם), and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
• Exodus 6:9 — And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage (וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖ה).
• Exodus 12:25 — And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service (הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה).
• Exodus 12:26 — And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service (הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה)?
• Exodus 13:5 — And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service (הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה) in this month.
• Exodus 27:19 — All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service (עֲבֹדָת֑וֹ) thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.
• Exodus 30:16 — And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service (עֲבֹדַ֖ת) of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
• Exodus 35:21 — And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD’s offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service (עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹ), and for the holy garments.
• Exodus 35:24 — Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD’s offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service (הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה), brought it.
• Exodus 36:1 — Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service (עֲבֹדַ֣ת) of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.
• Exodus 36:3 — And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service (עֲבֹדַ֥ת) of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
• Exodus 36:5 — And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service (הָֽעֲבֹדָה֙) of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.
• Exodus 38:21 — This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service (עֲבֹדַת֙) of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
• Exodus 39:32 — Thus was all the work (עֲבֹדַ֕ת) of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
• Exodus 39:40 — The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service (עֲבֹדַ֥ת) of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,
• Exodus 39:42 — According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work (הָעֲבֹדָֽה).
• Leviticus 23:7 — In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile (עֲבֹדָ֖ה) work therein.
• Leviticus 23:8 — But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile (עֲבֹדָ֖ה) work therein.
• Leviticus 23:21 — And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile (עֲבֹדָ֖ה) work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
• Leviticus 23:25 — Ye shall do no servile (עֲבֹדָ֖ה) work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 23:35 — On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile (עֲבֹדָ֖ה) work therein.
• Leviticus 23:36 — Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile (עֲבֹדָ֖ה) work therein.
• Leviticus 25:39 — And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant (עֲבֹ֥דַת):
• Numbers 3:7 — And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service (עֲבֹדַ֥ת) of the tabernacle.
• Numbers 3:8 — And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service (עֲבֹדַ֥ת) of the tabernacle.
• Numbers 3:26 — And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service (עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ) thereof.
• Numbers 3:31 — And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service (עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ) thereof.
• Numbers 3:36 — And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth (עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ) thereto,
• Numbers 4:4 — This shall be the service (עֲבֹדַ֥ת) of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:
• Numbers 4:19 — But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service (עֲבֹדָת֖וֹ) and to his burden:
• Numbers 4:23 — From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service (עֲבֹדָ֖ה), to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
• Numbers 4:23 — From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work (עֲבֹדָ֖ה) in the tabernacle of the congregation.
• Numbers 4:24 — This is the service (עֲבֹדַ֔ת) of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
• Numbers 4:26 — And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service (עֲבֹדָתָ֑ם), and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.
• Numbers 4:27 — At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service (עֲבֹדַת֙) of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
• Numbers 4:27 — At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service (עֲבֹדָתָ֑ם): and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
• Numbers 4:28 — This is the service (עֲבֹדַ֗ת) of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
• Numbers 4:30 — From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work (עֲבֹדַ֖ת) of the tabernacle of the congregation.
• Numbers 4:31 — And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service (עֲבֹדָתָ֖ם) in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
• Numbers 4:32 — And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service (עֲבֹדָתָ֑ם): and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.
• Numbers 4:33 — This is the service (עֲבֹדַ֗ת) of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.