H5656. abodah

עַבֹדָה‎, and (Chronicles) עֲבוֺדָה‎₁₄₅

noun feminine labour, service (on formation see Lag^{BN 179} Ba^{NB 61}); — ׳י‎ Exodus 1:14 41t.; construct עֲבֹדַת‎ 30:16 43t.; suffix עֲבֹדָתִי‎ Genesis 30:26 33t. suffixes; in Chronicles עֲבוֺדָה‎ 1 Chronicles 28:14 7t.; construct עֲבוֺדַת‎ 6:33 13t.; suffix עֲבוֺדָתִי‎2 Chronicles 12:8; עֲבוֺדָתָם‎ 1 Chronicles 6:17; 2 Chronicles 31:16; —

1 labour, work, Psalm 104:23; in the field Exodus 1:14; 1 Chronicles 27:26, probably Nehemiah 10:38 (ע ׳עָרֵי‎), Psalm 104:14 (לע ׳עֵשֶׂב‎); in fine linen 1 Chronicles 4:21; in erection of tabernacle Exodus 35:24; 36:1, 3, 5; 39:42 (P); in repairing temple 2 Chronicles 34:13 (twice in verse); תעשׂוּ לא עבדה מלאכת כל‎ ye shall do no laborious work Leviticus 23:7-8, 21, 25, 35, 36; Numbers 28:18, 25, 26; 29:1, 12, 35 (P); figurative of man, ׳ע הַצְּדָקָה‎ Isaiah 32:17 ("" הַצּ ׳מַעֲשֵׂה‎); of God's work of judgment 28:21 (twice in verse).

2 labour of servant or slave: of Jacob for Laban Genesis 29:27; 30:26 (JE); ׳ע עֶבֶד‎ of bondservant Leviticus 25:39 (P); of the Nethinim Ezra 8:20; service of things, vessels of tabernacle and temple Numbers 4:26, 32 (P) 1 Chronicles 9:28; 28:14 (twice in verse); 28:15.

3 labour, service of captives or subjects: of Israel in Egypt Exodus 1:14; 2:23 (twice in verse) (P), 5:11 (E), 6:6 (P); כבד(הׅ ׳הע‎ 5:9 (E) Nehemiah 5:18; ׳ע קשׁה‎ Exodus 1:14; 6:9 (P) Deuteronomy 26:6; 1 Kings 12:4 2 Chronicles 10:4; Isaiah 14:3; ע ׳מֵרֹב‎ Lamentations 1:3; ׳ע ממלכוֺת‎2 Chronicles 12:8; ׳ע המלך‎ 1 Chronicles 26:30; ׳ע אדניהם‎ Nehemiah 3:5; military service Ezekiel 29:18 (twice in verse).

4 service of God, in P Chronicles, Ezra: by people Joshua 22:27 (P) 2 Chronicles 12:8, feast of passover Exodus 12:25-26, 2 Chronicles 35:10, 16, unleavened bread Exodus 13:5; Levites and priests Numbers 4:19, 49; 8:11; 1 Chronicles 24:3, 19; 2 Chronicles 8:14; 31:16; ׳ע מתנה‎ Numbers 18:7; Levites Exodus 38:21; Numbers 4:24, 27 (twice in verse); 4:28, 33, 47 (twice in verse); 7:7-8, 8:26; 18:21; 1 Chronicles 6:17; 2 Chronicles 31:2; with מוֺעֵד בְּאֹהֶל‎ 31:4; 2 Chronicles 31:23; 2 Chronicles 31:31; 2 Chronicles 31:33; 2 Chronicles 31:35; 2 Chronicles 31:39; 2 Chronicles 31:43; 2Chron 8:19; 8:22; 18:31; מוֺעֵד אֹהֶל‎ Exodus 30:16; Numbers 4:30; 7:5; 8:24; 18:4, 6, 21, 23, compare Exodus 35:21; Numbers 7:5; (ה)מִשְׁכָּן‎ Exodus 39:32, 40; Numbers 3:7-8, 16:9; 1 Chronicles 6:33, compare Exodus 27:19; Numbers 3:36; 1 Chronicles 23:26; ׳ע הַקֹּדֶשׁ‎ Numbers 7:9, compare 3:31; of its court 3:26; more specifically ׳ע משׂא‎ 4:47; הע ׳צבא‎ 8:25; ׳ע י ׳בית (ה)אלהים‎ 1 Chronicles 23:24, 28, 32; 25:6; 28:13 (twice in verse); 28:21 (twice in verse); 29:7; 2 Chronicles 29:35; 31:21; 35:2; Nehemiah 10:33; ע ׳מלאכת האלהים בית‎ 1 Chronicles 9:13; 28:20; 2 Chronicles 24:12; ע ׳מעשׂה‎ 1 Chronicles 23:28; its service Ezekiel 44:14; 1 Chronicles 9:19; specific service of Levitical singers 25:1 (twice in verse), and doorkeepers 26:8; 2 Chronicles 35:15.

[עֲבִידָה‎] noun feminine work, service (Biblical Hebrew עֲבֹדָה‎); — emphatic עֲבִידְתָּא‎ Ezra 5:8; Daniel 2:49, construct עֲבִידַת‎ Ezra 4:24 +; —

1 work, of building temple, Ezra 4:24; 5:8; 6:7; = administration Daniel 2:49; 3:12.

2 ritual, service, of God Ezra 6:18.