עבד

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עבד^¹

/ʕabd/
/ʕebed/
[ʕe.βeð]
/ˈʕɛ.vɛð/
[ˈʕɛː.vɛð]
/ˈʕeveð/
[ˈʕe.veð]
/ˈʕavað/
[ˈʕæ.væð]
/ˈeved/
[ˈe.ved]
/ˈe͡ived/
[ˈe͡i.vɛɾ]
/ˈeved/ Modern Israeli
[ˈe.ved] Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

A Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd), Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Classical Syriac ܥܒܕܐ (ʿaḇdā), Minaean 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).

noun עֶבֶד · éved · עֲבָדִים · עֶבֶד־ · עַבְדִּי

A slave, a serf.
archaic A servant, a worshipper (of God).

עבד^²

/ʕaˈbad/
[ʕa.ˈβað]
/ʕɔːˈvað/
[ʕɔː.ˈvaː(.a)ð]
/ʕaˈvað/
[ʕa.ˈvað]
/ʕɔˈvað/
[ʕɔ.ˈvæð]
/ʔaˈvad/
[ˈʔa.ˈvad]
/ˈɔvad/
[ˈo.vəɾ]
/ʔaˈvad/ Modern Israeli
[(ʔ)a.ˈvad] Modern Israeli

Sounds like אבד

verb עָבַד · avád · לעבוד · לַעֲבֹד · עֲבוֹדָה · -

construction pa'al to work, labor
construction pa'al to work, operate, function הַטֶּלֶוִיזְיָה הַזּאֹת עוֹבֶדֶת?
construction pa'al to work on, convince, improve
construction pa'al to worship
construction pa'al to dupe, deceive, trick, bullshit, mess with, be played אני לא מאמין שהוא עבד עלי

verb עִבֵּד · ibéd

construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of עיבד

In English

work intransitive: to do a specific task
slave person owned by another
serve religion: to obey and worship
bondsman male slave

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"עבד." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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עבד. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93

Chicago

"עבד." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עבד},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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