H5659 - עַבְדוּת (ʻabdûwth)

H5659 עַבְדוּת (ʻabdûwth) ab-dooth'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

slavery

Strong's Definition

servitude

Derivation: from H5647 (עָבַד);

KJV Usage: bondage.

TWOT Reference: 1553e

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) servitude, bondage

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

servitude, bondage

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עַבְדוּת ‛abdûth BDB Definition: 1) servitude, bondage Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5647 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1553e Total KJV Occurrences: 3

Bible Occurrences (3)

9:8 9:9

9:17

Ezra 9:8

But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life... and light to our eyes.

Ezra 9:9

Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage [in Egypt]. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.