Word study · Hebrew
עֶ֫בֶד
e.vedH5650servant/slave
Used 799 times in the tagged text.
What it means
- slave, servant
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) slave, servant
- 1a) slave, servant, man-servant
- 1b) subjects
- 1c) servants, worshippers (of God)
- 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc)
- 1e) servant (of Israel)
- 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)
- Aramaic equivalent: a.vad (עֲבַד "servant/slave" H5649)
Same idea, other words · Servant and slave
'Servant of the Lord' is a title of honor for Moses, David, the prophets and above all the Messiah. Translators render the same words 'servant' or 'slave' depending on context.
Where it appears
- Genesis88
- Exodus43
- Leviticus9
- Numbers11
- Deuteronomy29
- Joshua27
- Judges6
- 1 Samuel63
- 2 Samuel106
- 1 Kings76
- 2 Kings58
- 1 Chronicles27
- 2 Chronicles44
- Ezra5
- Nehemiah22
- Esther7
- Job12
- Psalms55
- Proverbs10
- Ecclesiastes4
- Isaiah40
- Jeremiah32
- Lamentations1
- Ezekiel8
- Daniel7
- Joel1
- Amos1
- Micah1
- Haggai1
- Zechariah3
- Malachi2
Every use · 651–700 of 799 · BSB
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—
Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.
May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.
For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.
The children of Your servants will dwell securely, and their descendants will be established before You.”
O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.
Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.
Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.
I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.
A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,
He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.
a heritage to His servant Israel. His loving devotion endures forever.
Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.
Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.
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