עַבְדֵ֣י
𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉
ʻebed
servants
A person who serves another, often in a subordinate and dependent capacity; the term encompasses a broad social spectrum ranging from enslaved persons owned by others (slaves), to those bound by debt or obligation (bondservants), to retainers who serve in household, royal, or priestly contexts. While 'ebed is frequently used for persons held in forced or hereditary servitude, it can also denote subjects or attendants of a king, or those who serve deity (i.e., worshipers, but without explicit religious connotation as in later usage).
2 Samuel 8:7 · Word #9
Lexicon H5650
| Lemma | עֶבֶד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤁𐤃 |
| Transliteration | ʻebed |
| Strong's | H5650 |
| Definition | A person who serves another, often in a subordinate and dependent capacity; the term encompasses a broad social spectrum ranging from enslaved persons owned by others (slaves), to those bound by debt or obligation (bondservants), to retainers who serve in household, royal, or priestly contexts. While 'ebed is frequently used for persons held in forced or hereditary servitude, it can also denote subjects or attendants of a king, or those who serve deity (i.e., worshipers, but without explicit religious connotation as in later usage). |
Morphology HNcmpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | servants |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5650-10
servants of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural noun in construct state (HNcmpc) from עֶבֶד; denotes male servants in a possessive/genitive relationship. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root meaning "to work, to serve," denoting those in a position of subjection or service. The masculine plural construct form requires "servants of," indicating male servants in relational dependency to a following noun. |
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