עֲבֹדָהʻăbôdâh

Meanings

Same root

• עָבַדʻâbad · H5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

Where it appears

Appears 145 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 29:27 “But wait until the bridal week is over; then we’ll give you Rachel, too—provided you promise to work another seven years for me.”
• Genesis 30:26 Let me take my wives and children, for I have earned them by serving you, and let me be on my way. You certainly know how hard I have worked for you.”
• Exodus 1:14 They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks and do all the work in the fields. They were ruthless in all their demands.
• Exodus 2:23 Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God.
• Exodus 5:9 Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! That will teach them to listen to lies!”
• Exodus 5:11 Go and get it yourselves. Find it wherever you can. But you must produce just as many bricks as before!”