בְּ/עַבְדִּ֥/י
𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤉
ʻebed
against-servant-my
A person who serves another, often in a subordinate and dependent capacity; the term encompasses a broad social spectrum ranging from enslaved persons owned by others (slaves), to those bound by debt or obligation (bondservants), to retainers who serve in household, royal, or priestly contexts. While 'ebed is frequently used for persons held in forced or hereditary servitude, it can also denote subjects or attendants of a king, or those who serve deity (i.e., worshipers, but without explicit religious connotation as in later usage).
Numbers 12:8 · Word #16
Lexicon H5650
| Lemma | עֶבֶד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤁𐤃 |
| Transliteration | ʻebed |
| Strong's | H5650 |
| Definition | A person who serves another, often in a subordinate and dependent capacity; the term encompasses a broad social spectrum ranging from enslaved persons owned by others (slaves), to those bound by debt or obligation (bondservants), to retainers who serve in household, royal, or priestly contexts. While 'ebed is frequently used for persons held in forced or hereditary servitude, it can also denote subjects or attendants of a king, or those who serve deity (i.e., worshipers, but without explicit religious connotation as in later usage). |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | against-servant-my |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5650-17
in my servant
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + masculine singular construct noun עֶבֶד + 1st person common singular suffix; "in/with/by my servant." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עֶבֶד denotes one who serves or is in subjection; the masculine singular construct form with 1st person singular suffix yields "my servant." The prefixed בְּ is rendered in its basic sense as "in," preserving the morphology without contextual expansion. |
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