What does עַבְדוּת mean in the Bible?
עַבְדוּת is a Hebrew word meaning "servitude".
Hebrew · H5659
עַבְדוּת
Servitude
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עַבְדוּתH5659
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 ItEven in our bondage1×Ezra 9:8
in our bondage1×Ezra 9:9
to their bondage1×Nehemiah 9:17
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 9:8בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃toEven in our bondagePreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common pluralEzra 9:9וּבְעַבְדֻ֔תֵנוּtoin our bondageConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common pluralNehemiah 9:17לְעַבְדֻתָ֖םtoto their bondagePreposition-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 rowEzra 9:8
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Ezra2Nehemiah1
Source forms
בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃1xbə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯê·nūEzra 9:8
וּבְעַבְדֻ֔תֵנוּ1xū·ḇə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯê·nūEzra 9:9
לְעַבְדֻתָ֖ם1xlə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯāmNehemiah 9:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural1xEzra 9:9
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural1xEzra 9:8
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xNehemiah 9:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. servitude
Source Gloss
servitude
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
servitude Usage: bondage.
Word Origins
עַבְדוּת is built from this root: