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Hebrew wordlink #324312

OSHB Jer 40:9 מֵעֲבוֹד (mē, ˊₐⱱōd) Strongs=m, 5647 Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘עָבַד’
contextual morpheme glosses=‘from, serving’ morpheme glosses=‘to, serve’
Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct
Year=-588 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Jeremiah

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The word form ‘מֵעֲבוֹד’ (Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct) is always and only glossed as ‘from, serving’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘עָבַד’’ have only one gloss: ‘from,serving’.

Hebrew words (24) other than מֵעֲבוֹד (Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct) with a gloss related to ‘serving’

Have 24 other words (הַצֹּבְאֹת, מְשָׁרְתִים, מְשָׁרְתִים, עֹבְדִים, עֲבֹד, מִכַּהֵן, מִכַּהֵן, עֹבְדִים, מְשָׁרֵת, וְהַמְשָׁרְתִים, לַעֲבֹד, לַעֲבֹד, מְשָׁרַת, עֹבְדִים, מְשָׁרְתָיו, מְשָׁרֵת, וּמְשָׁרְתִים, לַעֲבֹד, מְשָׁרֵת, מֵעָבְדֵנוּ, מְשָׁרְתִם, וְעֹבְדִים, הַצֹּבְאוֹת, מְשָׁרְתִים) with 10 lemmas altogether (Lemma=‘שָׁרַת’, Lemma=‘עָבַד’, Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘צָבָא’, Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘עָבַד’, Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘כָּהַן’, Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘עָבַד’, ‘הוּא’, Lemmas=‘שָׁרַת’, ‘הוּא’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘הַ’, ‘שָׁרַת’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘שָׁרַת’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘עָבַד’)

EXO 14:5 מֵעָבְדֵנוּ (mēˊāⱱədēnū) Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘עָבַד’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘from, serving, us’ morpheme glosses=‘from, serving, us’ OSHB EXO 14:5 word 21

OET-LV: 5 And_it _was _told to_the _king _of Miʦrayim if/because _that it _had _fled the_people and_ the _heart _of _it _was _changed of _Parˊoh and_his _of_servants to the_people and_they _said what this have _we _done (cmp) we _have _let _go DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_serving_us. (EXO_14:5)

OET-RV: 5 When the king of Egypt was told that the Israelis had fled, he and his servants started thinking about their own people and they asked, “What have we done by letting the Israeli slaves go free?” (EXO 14:5)

EXO 14:12 עֲבֹד (ˊₐⱱod) Lemma=‘עָבַד’ contextual word gloss=‘serving’ word gloss=‘serve’ OSHB EXO 14:12 word 17

OET-LV: 12 Not is_this the_message which we _spoke to_you in_Miʦrayim to_say cease from_him/it so_that _we _may _serve DOM Miʦrayim if/because is_good to/for_us serving DOM Miʦrayim more_than_our _dying in_wilderness. (EXO_14:12)

OET-RV: 12 Isn’t this exactly what we told you in Egypt when we said, ‘Just leave us alone and let us serve the Egyptians’? Because serving the Egyptians sounds a lot better to us than dying out here in the wilderness.” (EXO 14:12)

EXO 38:8 הַצֹּבְאֹת (haʦʦoⱱʼot) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘צָבָא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, the_serving_[women]’ morpheme glosses=‘the, women’ OSHB EXO 38:8 word 9

OET-LV: 8 and_he/it _made DOM the_laver bronze and_DOM base _of_its bronze with_the _mirrors _of the _serving_women who they _served the _entrance _of the _tent _of meeting. (EXO_38:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then he made a bronze washbasin and base. They were made with the bronze from the mirrors of the serving women who served at the entrance of the sacred tent. (EXO 38:8)

NUM 3:7 לַעֲבֹד (laˊₐⱱod) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘עָבַד’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘by, serving’ morpheme glosses=‘by, do’ OSHB NUM 3:7 word 11

OET-LV: 7 And_they _will _keep DOM duty _of_his and_DOM the _duty _of all _of the_congregation to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _tent _of meeting by_serving DOM the _service _of the _tabernacle. (NUM_3:7)

OET-RV: 7 They must perform duties for him and for the entire community at and around the sacred tent, (NUM 3:7)

NUM 3:8 לַעֲבֹד (laˊₐⱱod) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘עָבַד’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘by, serving’ morpheme glosses=‘to, do’ OSHB NUM 3:8 word 11

OET-LV: 8 And_they _will _keep DOM all _of the _articles _of the _tent _of meeting and_DOM the _duty _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) by_serving DOM the _service _of the _tabernacle. (NUM_3:8)

OET-RV: 8 including looking after all of its equipment and fulfilling the obligations of the Israelis. (NUM 3:8)

NUM 4:24 לַעֲבֹד (laˊₐⱱod) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘עָבַד’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘for, serving’ morpheme glosses=‘in, serving’ OSHB NUM 4:24 word 5

OET-LV: 24 This is_the _service _of the _clans _of the _Gērəshōnite[s] for_serving and_for_carrying. (NUM_4:24)

OET-RV: 24 This is what the Gershonites are responsible for working with and carrying: (NUM 4:24)

NUM 18:21 עֹבְדִים (ˊoⱱdīm) Lemma=‘עָבַד’ contextual word gloss=‘[are]_serving’ word gloss=‘do’ OSHB NUM 18:21 word 13

OET-LV: 21 and_to_the _descendants _of Lēvī here I _give every _of tithe in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) for_an _inheritance in _return _for service _of_their which they are_serving DOM the _service _of the _tent _of meeting. (NUM_18:21)

OET-RV: 21 For an inheritance for the Levites, I’ve given them all the tenths given by the Israelis as their inheritance in exchange for their service at the sacred tent. (NUM 18:21)

1 SAM 2:11 מְשָׁרֵת (məshārēt) Lemma=‘שָׁרַת’ contextual word gloss=‘serving’ word gloss=‘ministered’ OSHB 1 SAM 2:11 word 8

OET-LV: 11 and_ ʼElqānāh _he/it _went to_(the)_Rāmāh on house _of_his and_the_lad he _was serving DOM YHWH with the _presence _of ˊĒlī the_priest/officer. (SA1_2:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then Elkanah and his family returned to their home in Ramah, but young Shemuel stayed to help Eli the priest serve Yahweh. (SA1 2:11)

1 SAM 2:18 מְשָׁרֵת (məshārēt) Lemma=‘שָׁרַת’ contextual word gloss=‘[was]_serving’ word gloss=‘ministering’ OSHB 1 SAM 2:18 word 2

OET-LV: 18 And_Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) was_serving DOM the _presence _of YHWH a _lad girded an _ephod _of linen. (SA1_2:18)

OET-RV: 18 By now Shemuel was serving Yahweh, dressed in a priestly uniform made from linen. (SA1 2:18)

1 SAM 2:22 הַצֹּבְאוֹת (haʦʦoⱱʼōt) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘צָבָא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[who, were]_serving’ morpheme glosses=‘the, served’ OSHB 1 SAM 2:22 word 17

OET-LV: 22 and_ˊĒlī he _was _old exceedingly and_he _heard DOM all _of that they_did sons _of_his to/from_all/each/any/every Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_DOM how they_were _lying with the_women who_were_serving the _opening _of the _tent _of meeting. (SA1_2:22)

OET-RV: 22 Now Eli was very old and he had heard all about what his sons were doing to the Israeli people, and also that they were sleeping around with the women who worked at the sacred tent entrance. (SA1 2:22)

1 SAM 3:1 מְשָׁרֵת (məshārēt) Lemma=‘שָׁרַת’ contextual word gloss=‘[was]_serving’ word gloss=‘ministering’ OSHB 1 SAM 3:1 word 3

OET-LV: 3 and_the_lad Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) was_serving DOM YHWH to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before ˊĒlī and_the _message _of YHWH it _was rare in _the_days the_those there_was_not vision spread _out. (SA1_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 Meanwhile young Shemuel was serving Yahweh under Eli. In those days, Yahweh rarely spoke to the people or sent visions. (SA1 3:1)

1 KI 1:15 מְשָׁרַת (məshārat) Lemma=‘שָׁרַת’ contextual word gloss=‘[was]_serving’ word gloss=‘attending’ OSHB 1 KI 1:15 word 12

OET-LV: 15 And_ Bath- _she _went sheⱱaˊ to the_king to_the_room and_the_king he _was _old very and_ʼAⱱīshag the_Shūnammit was_serving DOM the_king. (KI1_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 So Batsheva went to the king’s bedroom where Avishag (the Shunammite) was attending him in his old age. (KI1 1:15)

1 KI 5:1 וְעֹבְדִים (vəˊoⱱdīm) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘עָבַד’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, [they_were]_serving’ morpheme glosses=‘and, served’ OSHB 1 KI 5:1 word 15

OET-LV: 5  and_Shəlomoh/(Solomon) he _was ruling in_all the_kingdoms from the_river the _land _of the_Fəlishtiy and_unto the _border _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) they_were_bringing tribute and_they_were_serving DOM Shəlomoh all _of the _days _of his/its_life. (KI1_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 Then King Hiram of Tsor (Tyre) sent his servants to Shelomoh when he heard that he’d been anointed as king to replace his father, because Hiram had always been a friend of David. (KI1 5:1)

2 KI 17:33 עֹבְדִים (ˊoⱱdīm) Lemma=‘עָבַד’ contextual word gloss=‘serving’ word gloss=‘served’ OSHB 2 KI 17:33 word 8

OET-LV: 33 DOM YHWH they _were fearing and_DOM gods _of_their _own they _were serving according_to _the _custom _of the_nations which people _had _taken _into _exile DOM_them from_there. (KI2_17:33)

OET-RV: 33 So they were worshipping Yahweh along with their own gods—they’d brought those customs with them from the countries they’d been exiled from (KI2 17:33)

2 KI 17:41 עֹבְדִים (ˊoⱱdīm) Lemma=‘עָבַד’ contextual word gloss=‘serving’ word gloss=‘served’ OSHB 2 KI 17:41 word 10

OET-LV: 41 And_they _were the_nations the_these fearing DOM YHWH and_DOM idols _of_their they _were serving also children _of_their and_the _sons their _children _of_of just_as they _did fathers _of_their they are_doing until the_day (the)_this. (KI2_17:41)

OET-RV: 41 So those people groups honoured Yahweh, but also served their idols. This continued through the generations with their descendants continuing the same behaviour. (KI2 17:41)

1 CHR 6:17 מְשָׁרְתִים (məshārətīm) Lemma=‘שָׁרַת’ contextual word gloss=‘serving’ word gloss=‘ministered’ OSHB 1 CHR 6:17 word 2

OET-LV: 17  and_they _were serving to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _tabernacle _of the _tent _of meeting with_song until built Shəlomoh/(Solomon) DOM the _house _of YHWH in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_they _stood according_to _of_their _custom on service _of_their. (CH1_6:17)

OET-RV: 17 The names of Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei. (CH1 6:17)

2 CHR 11:14 מִכַּהֵן (mikkahēn) Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘כָּהַן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘from, serving_as_priests’ morpheme glosses=‘from, serving_as_priests’ OSHB 2 CHR 11:14 word 14

OET-LV: 14 If/because they _abandoned the_Lēviyyiy DOM lands _of_their _pasture and_their _of_property and_they _went to_Yəhūdāh and_to_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) if/because he_had _rejected _them Yārāⱱəˊām and_his _of_sons from_serving _as _priests to/for_YHWH. (CH2_11:14)

OET-RV: 14 The Levites abandoned their property and their pastureland and moved to Yerushalem and across the rest of Yehudah, because Yaraveam and his sons rejected them from serving as priests to Yahweh. (CH2 11:14)

2 CHR 22:8 מְשָׁרְתִים (məshārətīm) Lemma=‘שָׁרַת’ contextual word gloss=‘serving’ word gloss=‘attended’ OSHB 2 CHR 22:8 word 14

OET-LV: 8 And_he/it _was just_as _entered _into _judgement Yēhūʼ with the _house _of ʼAḩʼāⱱ and_he _found DOM the _officials _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_the _sons of _the _brothers _of of _ʼAḩaz^yāh serving (to)_ʼAḩaz^yāh and_he_killed _them. (CH2_22:8)

OET-RV: 8 While Yehu was executing judgement on Ahav’s descendants, he discovered Yehudah’s officials there, including Ahazyah’s nephews who’d been serving him, and he killed them all as well. (CH2 22:8)

2 CHR 23:6 וְהַמְשָׁרְתִים (vəhamshārətīm) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘הַ’, ‘שָׁרַת’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, [those, who_are]_serving’ morpheme glosses=‘and, the, ministering’ OSHB 2 CHR 23:6 word 8

OET-LV: 6 And_not let _anyone _go the _house _of YHWH if/because (if) the_priests and_those_who _are_serving of_Lēviyyiy they they _will _go if/because are_holiness they and_all the_people they _will _keep the _duty _of YHWH. (CH2_23:6)

OET-RV: 6 Don’t let anyone enter Yahweh’s temple other than the priests and the Levites who are on duty, because they’re consecrated. Every one else must respect Yahweh’s instructions not to enter. (CH2 23:6)

EST 2:2 מְשָׁרְתָיו (məshārətāyv) Lemmas=‘שָׁרַת’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[who_of, were]_serving_him’ morpheme glosses=‘attended_of, him’ OSHB EST 2:2 word 4

OET-LV: 2 And_ the _young _men _of _they _said the_king who _of_were_serving _him let _people _seek to/for_the _king young _women virgins good _of appearance. (EST_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 So some of the young men who served the king suggested to him, “Your majesty, you should get a new wife for yourself. You could tell your servants to look for young virgins who are very beautiful. (EST 2:2)

EZE 44:11 מְשָׁרְתִים (məshārətīm) Lemma=‘שָׁרַת’ contextual word gloss=‘serving’ word gloss=‘ministers’ OSHB EZE 44:11 word 3

OET-LV: 11 And_they _will _be in_my _of_sanctuary serving overseers to the _gates _of the _house and_serving DOM the_house they they _will _slaughter DOM the _burnt_offering and_DOM the_sacrifice for_people and_they they _will _stand before_them to_serve_them. (EZE_44:11)

OET-RV: 11 They’re still servants in my sanctuary, watching the temple gates and serving inside, and they slaughter the burnt offerings and the people’s sacrifices, and they’ll stand in front of the people and serve them. (EZE 44:11)

EZE 44:11 וּמְשָׁרְתִים (ūməshārətīm) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘שָׁרַת’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, serving’ morpheme glosses=‘and, serving’ OSHB EZE 44:11 word 8

EZE 44:19 מְשָׁרְתִם (məshārətim) Lemma=‘שָׁרַת’ contextual word gloss=‘[were]_serving’ word gloss=‘ministering’ OSHB EZE 44:19 word 15

OET-LV: 19 And_when_they_go _out into the_courtyard (the)_outer into the_courtyard (the)_outer to the_people they _will _strip _off DOM clothes _of_their which they were_serving in_them and_they _will _set _down them in_the _rooms _of (the)_holiness and_they _will _put _on clothes other and_not they _will _consecrate DOM the_people by_their _of_clothes. (EZE_44:19)

OET-RV: 19 When they go back out to the outer courtyard to go back again to the people, they must take off the clothes they wore when they served—they must take them off and lay them down in a sacred room, so they don’t make other people sacred by contact with their special clothing. (EZE 44:19)

HOS 4:6 מִכַּהֵן (mikkahēn) Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘כָּהַן’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘from, serving_as_a_priest’ morpheme glosses=‘from, being_a_priest’ OSHB HOS 4:6 word 10

OET-LV: 6 people _of_my They _have _been _destroyed from_not _of (the)_knowledge if/because you the_knowledge you _have _rejected and_I_will _reject _you from_serving _as _a _priest to_me and_you _have _forgotten the _law _of your(pl)_god _of_of I _will _forget children _of_your also I. (HOS_4:6)

OET-RV: 6 My people are destroyed because of the lack of knowledge
⇔ because you have rejected knowledge and I’ll reject you from being a priest to me.
⇔ Because you’ve forgotten your god’s instructions,
⇔ I’ll also forget your children. (HOS 4:6)

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Hebrew wordlink #324312

Hebrew words (24) other than מֵעֲבוֹד (Morphology=R PoS=preposition Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct) with a gloss related to ‘serving’

Hebrew words (24) other than מֵעֲבוֹד (Morphology=R PoS=preposition
Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct) with a gloss related to ‘serving’