עֲבֹֽדָתָ/ם֙
𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕/𐤌
ʻăbôdâh
their service
Work or labor; specifically, the act or process of working, often with a focus on service rendered for another, whether required or voluntary. The term encompasses physical labor, agricultural work, service in a cultic or religious context (e.g., priestly service in the sanctuary), and service rendered in household, administrative, or royal contexts. ʻĂbôdâh denotes both secular and sacred forms of service, as well as labor performed under obligation (such as by servants or in forced labor).
Numbers 18:21 · Word #10
Lexicon H5656
| Lemma | עֲבֹדָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʻăbôdâh |
| Strong's | H5656 |
| Definition | Work or labor; specifically, the act or process of working, often with a focus on service rendered for another, whether required or voluntary. The term encompasses physical labor, agricultural work, service in a cultic or religious context (e.g., priestly service in the sanctuary), and service rendered in household, administrative, or royal contexts. ʻĂbôdâh denotes both secular and sacred forms of service, as well as labor performed under obligation (such as by servants or in forced labor). |
Morphology HNcfsc/Sp3mp
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 | their service |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5656-03
their service-labor
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular construct noun with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The feminine singular noun עֲבֹדָה denotes the act or process of serving or laboring; in construct with a 3rd masculine plural suffix it becomes "their service-labor," preserving both the singular abstract noun and the plural possessive. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
their service-labor
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "their service". |