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

עַבְדוּת (av.dut) — slavery. servitude, bondage

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

עַבְדוּת (H5659) — עַבְדֻת

noun f · עבד

Classes

slavery, bondage = state in which one is a slave or treated as such

EZR 9:8 · EZR 9:9 · NEH 9:17

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[עַבְדוּת] n.f. servitude, bondage;—sf. Ezr 9:8, 9; Ne 9:17 ref

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.