וְ/עָֽבְדוּ֙
𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅
ʻâbad
and they will serve
To perform work, engage in labor, carry out a task or duty; to serve, particularly in the sense of rendering service or labor to an authority figure, household, or deity. The verb encompasses agricultural labor, general service, and ritual/religious service or worship, depending on context.
Isaiah 19:21 · Word #10
Lexicon H5647
| Lemma | עָבַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤁𐤃 |
| Transliteration | ʻâbad |
| Strong's | H5647 |
| Definition | To perform work, engage in labor, carry out a task or duty; to serve, particularly in the sense of rendering service or labor to an authority figure, household, or deity. The verb encompasses agricultural labor, general service, and ritual/religious service or worship, depending on context. |
Morphology HC/Vqq3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and they will serve |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5647-72
and they served
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem conveys simple active action from the root meaning "to work/serve." The sequential perfect with prefixed וְ indicates consecutive past narrative action, and the 3rd person common plural is reflected in "they served." |
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