לַ/עֲבִידַ֖ת
𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤕
ʻăbîydâh
the work of
Service, labor, or work; specifically refers to duties, employment, or business undertaken by an individual, often in administrative, official, or ritual contexts. In Aramaic passages of the Hebrew Bible, it signifies work or service performed under obligation or as part of assigned roles, whether secular or cultic.
Ezra 6:7 · Word #2
Lexicon H5673
| Lemma | עֲבִידָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʻăbîydâh |
| Strong's | H5673 |
| Definition | Service, labor, or work; specifically refers to duties, employment, or business undertaken by an individual, often in administrative, official, or ritual contexts. In Aramaic passages of the Hebrew Bible, it signifies work or service performed under obligation or as part of assigned roles, whether secular or cultic. |
Morphology ATo/Ncfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the work of |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5673-03
of service-work
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, feminine singular construct with prefixed לַ (to/for/of). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from עבד (“to serve, to work”) and denotes service or labor in an assigned or official sense. The construct feminine singular form with prefixed לַ requires a genitival sense, hence “of service-work” to preserve both the root idea and construct state. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
for the service-work of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Added 'for the' to clarify that the phrase indicates purpose, matching the lamed preposition in the construct; 'service-work' is retained to match the specific labor implied by the context. |