נַעֲבֹֽד
𐤍𐤏𐤁𐤃
naavod
we will serve
a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.; [idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
Joshua 24:21 · Word #9
Lexicon H5647
| Lemma | עָבַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤁𐤃 |
| Transliteration | ʻâbad |
| Strong's | H5647 |
| In-context | we will serve |
Morphology HVqi1cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H5647-32
we will serve
| Morphological Notes | Verb from עָבַד in the Qal stem; imperfect (yiqtol) 1st common plural (HVqi1cp). The Qal expresses basic active meaning: to work, serve, or labor. The imperfect form here conveys future, intended, or ongoing action by "we." |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Qal imperfect, 1st common plural, expressing simple active action by "we." The rendering "we will serve" preserves the core root sense of labor/service (עבד) while accurately reflecting the first-person plural imperfect form, which commonly conveys future or volitional action. |
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Words from Root עבד (work, labor, service, servitude, cultivation)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5647-01 |
avad | he served |
H5650-01 |
avadav | his serving-men |
H5650-02 |
avaday | my serving-men |
Word Usage (289 occurrences of H5647)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:5 | לַֽ/עֲבֹ֖ד | laavod | to work |
| Genesis 2:15 | לְ/עָבְדָ֖/הּ | leavedah | to work it |
| Genesis 3:23 | לַֽ/עֲבֹד֙ | laavod | to work |