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Word study · Hebrew

עֶ֫בֶד

e.vedH5650

servant/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 · 251–300 of 799 · BSB

  1. 1 Samuel 22:14עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙servants your

    Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house?

  2. 1 Samuel 22:15בְּעַבְדּ֤וֹagainst servant his

    Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”

  3. 1 Samuel 22:15עַבְדְּךָ֙servant your

    Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”

  4. 1 Samuel 22:17עַבְדֵ֤י[the] servants of

    Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.

  5. 1 Samuel 23:10עַבְדְּךָ֔servant your

    And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.

  6. 1 Samuel 23:11עַבְדֶּ֔ךָservant your

    Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.

  7. 1 Samuel 23:11לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ סto servant your

    Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.

  8. 1 Samuel 25:8לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָto servants your

    Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”

  9. 1 Samuel 25:10עַבְדֵ֤י[the] servants of

    But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.

  10. 1 Samuel 25:10עֲבָדִ֔יםservants

    But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.

  11. 1 Samuel 25:39עַבְדּוֹ֙servant his

    On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.

  12. 1 Samuel 25:40עַבְדֵ֥י[the] servants of

    When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.”

  13. 1 Samuel 25:41עַבְדֵ֥י[the] servants of

    She arose, then bowed facedown and said, “Here is your maidservant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”

  14. 1 Samuel 26:18עַבְדּ֑וֹservant his

    And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

  15. 1 Samuel 26:19עַבְדּ֑וֹservant his

    Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

  16. 1 Samuel 27:5עַבְדְּךָ֛servant your

    Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”

  17. 1 Samuel 27:12לְעֶ֥בֶד<into> a servant of

    So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”

  18. 1 Samuel 28:2עַבְדֶּ֑ךָservant your

    David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”

  19. 1 Samuel 28:7לַעֲבָדָ֗יוto servants his

    Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.

  20. 1 Samuel 28:7עֲבָדָיו֙servants his

    Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.

  21. 1 Samuel 28:23עֲבָדָיו֙servants his

    Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.

  22. 1 Samuel 28:25עֲבָדָ֖יוservants his

    She served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. And that night they got up and left.

  23. 1 Samuel 29:3עֶ֣בֶד[the] servant of

    Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”

  24. 1 Samuel 29:8בְעַבְדְּךָ֔in servant your

    “But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

  25. 1 Samuel 29:10וְעַבְדֵ֥יand [the] servants of

    Now then, get up early in the morning, along with your master’s servants who came with you, and go as soon as it is light.”

  26. 1 Samuel 30:13עֶ֚בֶדa slave

    Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian,” he replied, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill.

  27. 2 Samuel 2:12וְעַבְדֵ֖יand [the] servants of

    One day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

  28. 2 Samuel 2:13וְעַבְדֵ֤יand [the] servants of

    So Joab son of Zeruiah, along with the servants of David, marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two camps took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.

  29. 2 Samuel 2:15מֵעַבְדֵ֥יfrom [the] servants of

    So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.

  30. 2 Samuel 2:17עַבְדֵ֥י[the] servants of

    The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.

  31. 2 Samuel 2:30מֵעַבְדֵ֥יof [the] servants of

    When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,

  32. 2 Samuel 2:31וְעַבְדֵ֣יand [the] servants of

    but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.

  33. 2 Samuel 3:18עַבְדִּ֗יservant my

    Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’”

  34. 2 Samuel 3:22עַבְדֵ֨י[the] servants of

    Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had sent him on his way in peace.

  35. 2 Samuel 3:38עֲבָדָ֑יוservants his

    Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?

  36. 2 Samuel 6:20עֲבָדָ֔יוservants his

    As soon as David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”

  37. 2 Samuel 7:5עַבְדִּ֣יservant my

    “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?

  38. 2 Samuel 7:8לְעַבְדִּ֣יto servant my

    Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

  39. 2 Samuel 7:19עַבְדְּךָ֖servant your

    And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?

  40. 2 Samuel 7:20עַבְדְּךָ֖servant your

    What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.

  41. 2 Samuel 7:21עַבְדֶּֽךָservant your

    For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.

  42. 2 Samuel 7:25עַבְדְּךָ֙servant your

    And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,

  43. 2 Samuel 7:26עַבְדְּךָ֣servant your

    so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.

  44. 2 Samuel 7:27עַבְדְּךָ֙servant your

    For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.

  45. 2 Samuel 7:27עַבְדְּךָ֙servant your

    For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.

  46. 2 Samuel 7:28עַבְדְּךָ֔servant your

    And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

  47. 2 Samuel 7:29עַבְדְּךָ֔servant your

    Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”

  48. 2 Samuel 7:29עַבְדְּךָ֖servant your

    Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”

  49. 2 Samuel 8:2לַעֲבָדִ֖ים<into> servants

    David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.

  50. 2 Samuel 8:6לַעֲבָדִ֖ים<into> servants

    Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

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