עבודה

Hebrew

FWOTD – 1 May 2022

Etymology

Root
ע־ב־ד (ʿ-b-d)
11 terms

Cognate with Arabic عِبَادَة (ʕibāda).

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕaboːˈdaː/
(Rabbinic Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕaboːˈdaː/, [ʕa.βoː.ˈðäː]
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕăvoːˈðaː/, [ʕa.voː.ˈðɔː]
(Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕavoːˈðaː/, [ʕa.voː.ˈðäː]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕavoːˈðɔː/, [ʕæ.vøː.ˈðɔː]
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔavoˈda/, [ʔa.vo.ˈdä]
(Dutch Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ŋavoˈda/, [ŋa.vo.ˈdä]
(Northern Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈvoːdɔ/, [aˈve͡i.dɔ], [ə.ˈva͡u.dɔ]
(Southern Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈvo͡idu/, [aˈvo͡i.du], [aˈvø͡i.du]
(Contemporary Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈvo͡udə/, [ə.ˈvo͡u.də]
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔavoˈda/

Noun

עֲבוֹדָה • (avodá) f (plural indefinite עֲבוֹדוֹת, singular construct עֲבוֹדַת־, plural construct עֲבוֹדוֹת־) [pattern: קְטוֹלָה]

worship, service
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Avot, section 1.2:
  עַל שְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד: עַל הַתּוֹרָה וְעַל הָעֲבוֹדָה וְעַל גְּמִילוּת חֲסָדִים
  al shloshá d'varím ha'olám oméd: al hatoráh v'al ha'avodah v'al g'milút khasadím
  Upon three things the world stands: upon the Torah, and upon worship, and upon deeds of loving kindness.
work, job, labor
- Tanach, Exodus 1:14, with translation of the New International Version:
  וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת־חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים וּבְכָל־עֲבֹדָה בַּשָּׂדֶה אֵת כָּל־עֲבֹדָתָם אֲשֶׁר־עָבְדוּ בָהֶם בְּפָרֶךְ׃
  vaymar'rú et khayehém ba'avodá kashá b'khómer uvil'vaním uv'khól avodá basadé et kol avodatám ashér avdú vahem b'fárekh.
  They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.
(physics) work

Declension

Declension of **עֲבוֹדָה**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	עֲבוֹדָה	first	עֲבוֹדָתִי		עֲבוֹדָתֵנוּ
	definite	הָעֲבוֹדָה	second	עֲבוֹדָתְךָ	עֲבוֹדָתֵךְ	עֲבוֹדַתְכֶם	עֲבוֹדַתְכֶן
	construct	עֲבוֹדַת־	third	עֲבוֹדָתוֹ	עֲבוֹדָתָהּ	עֲבוֹדָתָם	עֲבוֹדָתָן
plural	indefinite	עֲבוֹדוֹת	first	עבודותיי / עֲבוֹדוֹתַי		עֲבוֹדוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הָעֲבוֹדוֹת	second	עֲבוֹדוֹתֶיךָ	עבודותייך / עֲבוֹדוֹתַיִךְ	עֲבוֹדוֹתֵיכֶם	עֲבוֹדוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	עֲבוֹדוֹת־	third	עֲבוֹדוֹתָיו	עֲבוֹדוֹתֶיהָ	עֲבוֹדוֹתָם	עֲבוֹדוֹתָן