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עֲבַד H5649

H5649 is the Hebrew word עֲבַד, transliterated ʻăbad and said ab-bad'. The King James Version most often renders it servants.

Word: עֲבַדTransliteration: ʻăbadSaid: ab-bad'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

a servant.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) from H5648 (עֲבַד).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

servants 6×servant 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: servant.

Verses using עֲבַד

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Ezra 4:11 · KJV

This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.

Ezra 5:11 · KJV

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.

Daniel 2:4 · KJV

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

Daniel 2:7 · KJV

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

Daniel 3:26 · KJV

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

Daniel 3:28 · KJV

Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

Daniel 6:20 · KJV

And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

Common questions

What does Strong's H5649 mean?

H5649 is the Hebrew word עֲבַד (ʻăbad), meaning a servant.

How is H5649 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it servants (6 times), servant (1 time).

How many times does H5649 appear in the Bible?

עֲבַד (ʻăbad) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5649 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) from H5648 (עֲבַד).

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