עבודה

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עבודה

/ʕaboːˈdaː/
[ʕa.βoː.ˈðäː]
/ʕăvoːˈðaː/
[ʕa.voː.ˈðɔː]
/ʕavoːˈðaː/
[ʕa.voː.ˈðäː]
/ʕavoːˈðɔː/
[ʕæ.vøː.ˈðɔː]
/ʔavoˈda/
[ʔa.vo.ˈdä]
[ŋavɔuˈdoː] Dutch, Hebrew, Western
[ŋaˈvɔu.doː] Dutch, Hebrew, Western
[avejˈdɔ] Eastern, Northeastern
[aˈvej.dɔ] Eastern, Northeastern
[ə-] Eastern, Northeastern
[avɔjˈduː] Eastern
[aˈvɔj.duː] Eastern
[ə-] Eastern
/ʔavoˈda/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic عِبَادَة (ʕibāda).

noun עֲבוֹדָה · avodá · עֲבוֹדוֹת · עֲבוֹדַת־ · עֲבוֹדוֹת־

worship, service עַל שְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד: עַל הַתּוֹרָה וְעַל הָעֲבוֹדָה וְעַל גְּמִילוּת חֲסָדִים
work, job, labor וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת־חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים וּבְכָל־עֲבֹדָה בַּשָּׂדֶה אֵת כָּל־עֲבֹדָתָם אֲשֶׁר־עָבְדוּ בָהֶם בְּפָרֶךְ׃
work

proper noun הָעֲבוֹדָה · ha'avodá

the Israeli Labor Party (a social-democratic and Zionist political party in Israel)

In English

work labour, employment, occupation, job
worship religious ceremonies that express this devotion
labour work
job economic role for which a person is paid

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"עבודה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%95%D7%93%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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עבודה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%95%D7%93%D7%94

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עבודה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%95%D7%93%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}