עֲבֻדָּה
a.vud.dah
H5657
H:N-F
Hebrew
service
2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language
a.vud.dah denotes service or a body of servants within descriptions of a person's possessions.
The attested use places service within inventories of livestock and household resources, where the surrounding clauses also mention many servants.
Senses in use
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Service within household resources · dominant
In Genesis 26:14, the singular absolute noun occurs in a list of sheep, cattle, and many servants; the APB renders the verse as a description of the man's possessions. In Job 1:3, it again stands in a livestock inventory that includes very many servants, and the APB presents the whole clause as the basis for the man's great status.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the surrounding context as livestock and “many servants,”.