עֹבֵ֣ד
𐤏𐤁𐤃
ʻâbad
he who tills
To perform work, engage in labor, carry out a task or duty; to serve, particularly in the sense of rendering service or labor to an authority figure, household, or deity. The verb encompasses agricultural labor, general service, and ritual/religious service or worship, depending on context.
Proverbs 28:19 · Word #1
Lexicon H5647
| Lemma | עָבַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤁𐤃 |
| Transliteration | ʻâbad |
| Strong's | H5647 |
| Definition | To perform work, engage in labor, carry out a task or duty; to serve, particularly in the sense of rendering service or labor to an authority figure, household, or deity. The verb encompasses agricultural labor, general service, and ritual/religious service or worship, depending on context. |
Morphology HVqrmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | he who tills |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5647-34
serving one of
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, active participle, masculine singular, construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular expresses an ongoing or characteristic action, "serving" or "working." The construct state links it to a following noun, hence "serving one of," preserving both the participial force and relational form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
one who works
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In this agricultural context, 'one who works' more accurately captures the sense of laboring or performing fieldwork. 'Serving one of' is ambiguous and does not clearly indicate the intended agricultural labor. Changed for clarity and accuracy. |