What does עַבְדוּת mean in the Bible?
עַבְדוּת is a Hebrew word meaning "servitude".
Hebrew · H5659
עַבְדוּת
Servitude
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עַבְדוּת H5659
What does עַבְדוּת mean in the Bible?
עַבְדוּת is a Hebrew word meaning "servitude".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5659?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Even in our bondage (1), in our bondage (1), to their bondage (1).
Where does עַבְדוּת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 9:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (2), Nehemiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Even in our bondage 1× Ezra 9:8
in our bondage 1× Ezra 9:9
to their bondage 1× Nehemiah 9:17
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 9:8 בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃ to Even in our bondage Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Ezra 9:9 וּבְעַבְדֻ֔תֵנוּ to in our bondage Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Nehemiah 9:17 לְעַבְדֻתָ֖ם to to their bondage Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 9:8
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Ezra 2 Nehemiah 1
Source forms
בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃ 1x bə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯê·nū Ezra 9:8
וּבְעַבְדֻ֔תֵנוּ 1x ū·ḇə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯê·nū Ezra 9:9
לְעַבְדֻתָ֖ם 1x lə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯām Nehemiah 9:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Ezra 9:9
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Ezra 9:8
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 9:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. servitude
Source Gloss
servitude
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
servitude Usage: bondage.
Word Origins
עַבְדוּת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain