עָבַד

avad

ah-VAHD

to work, to serve, to worship

Where it comes from

One verb for all three. A farmer working soil, a servant serving a master, and a worshipper serving God are described with the same word.

Every place it appears

Strong's H5647. It stands in 262 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Joshua 24:15

… choose you this day whom ye will serve … but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

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