Hebrew · H5647, H341 · unreviewed

וְהַעֲבַדְתִּיךָ אֶת־אֹיְבֶיךָ

To work (in any sense); by implication, to serve , till , (causatively) enslave , etc. · hating ; an adversary

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עָבַד H5647 to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve , till , (causatively) enslave , etc.

Pronunciation ʿābad

Service encompasses labor, slavery, and worship—a single Hebrew concept uniting human work with devotion to God.

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אֹיֵב H341 hating ; an adversary

Pronunciation ʾōyēb

Active hostility rather than mere opposition; one who bears malice or enmity against another

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What does וְהַעֲבַדְתִּיךָ אֶת־אֹיְבֶיךָ (vehaavadetikha et-oyveikha) mean in the Bible?

עָבַד · אֹיֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "serve enemies".

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Meaning

serve enemies

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 85×

Imperfect Deut 5:13 · Deut 6:13 · Deut 7:16 · Deut 10:20 · Deut 15:19 · Exod 20:9 · Exod 23:33 · Exod 34:21 · Gen 4:12 · Gen 27:40 · Gen 29:27 · Lev 25:39 · Exod 21:2 · Gen 25:23 · Jer 22:13 · Jer 27:13 36×

Participle active 1Kgs 9:21 · 2Kgs 10:19 · 2Kgs 10:21 · 2Kgs 10:22 · 2Kgs 10:23 · 2Kgs 17:33 · 2Kgs 17:41 · Gen 4:2 · Gen 49:15 · Isa 19:9 · Isa 30:24 · Josh 16:10 · Mal 3:18 · Num 18:21 · Prov 12:11 · Prov 28:19 18×

Perfect 1Sam 4:9 · Deut 12:2 · Exod 1:14 · Gen 14:4 · Jer 25:14 · Josh 24:14 · Josh 24:15 · 2Kgs 10:18 · 2Kgs 21:21 · Ezek 29:18 · Ezek 29:20 · 2Sam 16:19 · Gen 29:25 · Gen 30:26 · Gen 31:6 · Deut 28:47 16×

Sequential imperfect 2Chr 35:3 · Exod 5:18 · Exod 10:8 · Exod 10:24 · Exod 12:31 · Ezek 20:39 · Jer 27:17 · Judg 9:28 · Ps 2:11 · Ps 100:2 · 1Sam 26:19 11×

Infinitive construct Exod 14:12 · Jer 34:9 · Jer 34:10 · Mal 3:14 4×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×

Perfect Deut 21:3 · Isa 14:3 2×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×

Imperfect Deut 21:4 · Ezek 36:34 2×

Perfect Eccl 5:8 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×

Participle active Exod 6:5 1×

Perfect Ezek 29:18 1×