וַ/עֲבָדֶ֨י/ךָ
𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤊
ʻebed
your 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).
Numbers 32:27 · Word #1
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 HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms
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 | your servants |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5650-43
and your servants
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural noun in construct state with 2nd person masculine singular pronominal suffix; prefixed conjunction ו ('and'). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עֶבֶד denotes one who works or serves in subjection to another. The masculine plural construct with 2ms suffix yields 'your servants,' and the prefixed ו adds 'and.' |
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