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

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ע־ב־ד‎

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

Pronunciation

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
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite עֶבֶד first עַבְדִּי‎עַבְדֵּנוּ‎
definite הָעֶבֶד‎ second עַבְדְּךָ‎עַבְדֵּךְ‎עַבְדְּכֶם‎עַבְדְּכֶן‎
construct עֶבֶד־ third עַבְדּוֹ‎עַבְדָּהּ‎עַבְדָּם‎עַבְדָּן‎
pluralindefinite עֲבָדִים‎ first עבדיי \ עֲבָדַי‎עֲבָדֵינוּ‎
definite הָעֲבָדִים‎ second עֲבָדֶיךָ‎עבדייך \ עֲבָדַיִךְ‎עַבְדֵיכֶם‎עַבְדֵיכֶן‎
construct עַבְדֵי־‎ third עֲבָדָיו‎עֲבָדֶיהָ‎עַבְדֵיהֶם‎עַבְדֵיהֶן‎

See also
  • אָמָה‎ (amá) (female counterpart)
  • שִׁפְחָה‎ (shifḥá) (female counterpart)

Verb

עָבַד • (avád) (pa'al construction)

Pronunciation
  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
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first עָבַדְתִּי‎עָבַדְנוּ‎
second עָבַדְתָּ‎עָבַדְתְּ‎עֲבַדְתֶּם‎1עֲבַדְתֶּן‎1
third עָבַדעָבְדָה‎עָבְדוּ‎
present עוֹבֵד‎עוֹבֶדֶת‎עוֹבְדִים‎עוֹבְדוֹת‎
future first אעבוד \ אֶעֱבֹד‎נעבוד \ נַעֲבֹד‎
second תעבוד \ תַּעֲבֹד‎תַּעַבְדִי‎תַּעַבְדוּ‎תעבודנה \ תַּעֲבֹדְנָה‎2
third יעבוד \ יַעֲבֹד‎תעבוד \ תַּעֲבֹד‎יַעַבְדוּ‎תעבודנה \ תַּעֲבֹדְנָה‎2
imperative עבוד \ עֲבֹד‎עִבְדִי‎עִבְדוּ‎עבודנה \ עֲבֹדְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced עָבַדְתֶּם‎ and עָבַדְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

References
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