a.vi.dah denotes assigned work or service, including provincial administration, construction of God's house, and priestly duty.

The term most often identifies the work connected with building the house of God; it also denotes administrative assignment in Babylon and the ordered service of priests and Levites in Jerusalem.

1. Work on the house of God · dominant

   In Ezra 4:24 the construct noun occurs in the clause where the work of God's house ceases. In Ezra 5:8 and Ezra 6:7, the APB renders the surrounding clauses as work being done on the house and as work that the governor and elders are to leave in place while they build.

   Ezra 4:24Ezra 5:8Ezra 6:7
2. Provincial administrative assignment · common

   In Daniel 2:49 the determined singular noun appears in the king's appointment of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the province of Babylon. In Daniel 3:12 the construct form occurs in the accusation that these appointed men have not heeded the king.

   Daniel 2:49Daniel 3:12
3. Ordered priestly and Levitical duty · occasional

   In Ezra 6:18 the construct noun occurs with the appointment of priests and Levites in their divisions over God's service in Jerusalem; the APB renders the clause as being over the "service of God."

   Ezra 6:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with "administration," "work," and "service of God." These variations reflect the different contexts of the verses.