Strong's #5647: `abad (pronounced aw-bad')
a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.:--X be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, + husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
‛âbad
1) to work, serve
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to labour, work, do work
1a2) to work for another, serve another by labour
1a3) to serve as subjects
1a4) to serve (God)
1a5) to serve (with Levitical service)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be worked, be tilled (of land)
1b2) to make oneself a servant
1c) (Pual) to be worked
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to compel to labour or work, cause to labour, cause to serve
1d2) to cause to serve as subjects
1e) (Hophal) to be led or enticed to serve
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a primitive root
Usage:
This word is used 288 times:
Deuteronomy 20:11: "that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve"
Deuteronomy 21:3: "a heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn"
Deuteronomy 21:4: "valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off"
Deuteronomy 28:14: "to go after other gods to serve"
Deuteronomy 28:36: "nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone."
Deuteronomy 28:39: "Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather"
Deuteronomy 28:47: "Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness,"
Deuteronomy 28:48: " Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst,"
Deuteronomy 28:64: "of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods,"
Deuteronomy 29:18: "from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these"
Deuteronomy 29:26: "For they went and served other gods, and worshiped them, gods whom they knew"
Deuteronomy 30:17: "and worship other gods, and serve"
Deuteronomy 31:20: "unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant."
Joshua 16:10: "the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute."
Joshua 22:5: "and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul."
Joshua 22:27: "between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before"
Joshua 23:7: "nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves"
Joshua 23:16: "which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger"
Joshua 24:2: "the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods."
Joshua 24:14: "fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away"
Joshua 24:14: "the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve"
Joshua 24:14: "on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD."
Joshua 24:15: "And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day"
Joshua 24:15: "you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which"
Joshua 24:15: "the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or"
Joshua 24:15: "dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
Joshua 24:16: "that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;"
Joshua 24:18: "which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for"
Joshua 24:19: "unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for"
Joshua 24:20: "ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt,"
Joshua 24:21: "Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD."
Joshua 24:22: "have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses."
Joshua 24:24: "The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey."
Joshua 24:31: "And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all"
Judges 2:7: "And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all"
Judges 2:11: "evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:"
Judges 2:13: "And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth."
Judges 2:19: "themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased"
Judges 3:6: "and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods."
Judges 3:7: "the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves."
Judges 3:8: "of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years."
Judges 3:14: "So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen"
Judges 9:28: "and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul"
Judges 9:28: "of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father"
Judges 9:28: "of Shechem: for why should we serve"
Judges 9:38: "Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that"
Judges 10:6: "again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods"
Judges 10:6: "and forsook the LORD, and served not"
Judges 10:10: "we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim."
Judges 10:13: "Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no"
