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עֶבֶד H5650

H5650 is the Hebrew word עֶבֶד, transliterated ʻebed and said eh'-bed. The King James Version most often renders it servants.

Word: עֶבֶדTransliteration: ʻebedSaid: eh'-bedLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 679 verses

What it means

a servant.

Where it comes from

from H5647 (עָבַד).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 661 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

servants 307×servant 298×bondmen 10×menservants 9×manservant 7×servant's 6×behold my servants 5×art my servant 5×servants' 4×wast a bondman 4×behold thy servant 3×behold thy servants 3×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.

Verses using עֶבֶד

The first 40 of 679 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 9:25 · KJV

And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

Genesis 12:16 · KJV

And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

Genesis 14:15 · KJV

And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

Genesis 18:5 · KJV

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

Genesis 19:2 · KJV

And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

Genesis 19:19 · KJV

Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Genesis 20:8 · KJV

Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

Genesis 20:14 · KJV

And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

Genesis 21:25 · KJV

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

Genesis 24:2 · KJV

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

Genesis 24:5 · KJV

And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

Genesis 24:9 · KJV

And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

Genesis 24:10 · KJV

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

Genesis 24:14 · KJV

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

Genesis 24:17 · KJV

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

Genesis 24:35 · KJV

And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 24:52 · KJV

And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.

Genesis 24:53 · KJV

And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

Genesis 24:59 · KJV

And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.

Genesis 24:61 · KJV

And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

Genesis 24:65 · KJV

For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

Genesis 24:66 · KJV

And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

Genesis 26:15 · KJV

For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

Genesis 26:19 · KJV

And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

Genesis 26:24 · KJV

And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.

Genesis 26:25 · KJV

And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.

Genesis 26:32 · KJV

And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

Genesis 27:37 · KJV

And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

Genesis 30:43 · KJV

And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 32:4 · KJV

And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:

Genesis 32:5 · KJV

And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

Genesis 32:10 · KJV

I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.

Genesis 32:16 · KJV

And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

Genesis 32:18 · KJV

Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.

Genesis 32:20 · KJV

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

Genesis 33:14 · KJV

Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

Genesis 39:17 · KJV

And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

Genesis 39:19 · KJV

And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

Genesis 40:20 · KJV

And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

Genesis 41:10 · KJV

Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:

Common questions

What does Strong's H5650 mean?

H5650 is the Hebrew word עֶבֶד (ʻebed), meaning a servant.

How is H5650 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it servants (307 times), servant (298 times), bondmen (10 times), menservants (9 times), manservant (7 times), among others.

How many times does H5650 appear in the Bible?

עֶבֶד (ʻebed) is tagged in 679 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5650 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5647 (עָבַד).

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