Strong's Concordance H5647

Original Word: עָבַד
Transliteration: ʻâbad
Phonetic Spelling: aw-bad'
a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.; × be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, 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,

Usages throughout the bible

Deuteronomy 28:14 - And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve H5647 them.

Deuteronomy 28:36 - The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve H5647 other gods, wood and stone.

Deuteronomy 28:39 - Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress H5647 them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.

Deuteronomy 28:47 - Because thou servedst H5647 not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;

Deuteronomy 28:48 - Therefore shalt thou serve H5647 thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 28:64 - And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve H5647 other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

Deuteronomy 29:18 - Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve H5647 the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

Deuteronomy 29:26 - For they went and served H5647 other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:

Deuteronomy 30:17 - But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve H5647 them;

Deuteronomy 31:20 - For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve H5647 them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.

Joshua 16:10 - And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve H5647 under tribute.

Joshua 22:5 - But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve H5647 him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Joshua 22:27 - But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do H5647 the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.

Joshua 23:7 - That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve H5647 them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

Joshua 23:16 - When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served H5647 other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

Joshua 24:2 - And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served H5647 other gods.

Joshua 24:14 - Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve H5647 him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served H5647 on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve H5647 ye the LORD.

Joshua 24:15 - And if it seem evil unto you to serve H5647 the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; H5647 whether the gods which your fathers served H5647 that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve H5647 the LORD.

Joshua 24:16 - And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve H5647 other gods;

Joshua 24:18 - And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve H5647 the LORD; for he is our God.

Joshua 24:19 - And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve H5647 the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

Joshua 24:20 - If ye forsake the LORD, and serve H5647 strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

Joshua 24:21 - And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve H5647 the LORD.

Joshua 24:22 - And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve H5647 him. And they said, We are witnesses.

Joshua 24:24 - And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, H5647 and his voice will we obey.

Joshua 24:31 - And Israel served H5647 the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.

Judges 2:7 - And the people served H5647 the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.

Judges 2:11 - And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served H5647 Baalim:

Judges 2:13 - And they forsook the LORD, and served H5647 Baal and Ashtaroth.

Judges 2:19 - And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve H5647 them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

Judges 3:6 - And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served H5647 their gods.

Judges 3:7 - And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served H5647 Baalim and the groves.

Judges 3:8 - Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served H5647 Chushanrishathaim eight years.

Judges 3:14 - So the children of Israel served H5647 Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Judges 9:28 - And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve H5647 him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve H5647 the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve H5647 him?

Judges 9:38 - Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve H5647 him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

Judges 10:6 - And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served H5647 Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served H5647 not him.

Judges 10:10 - And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served H5647 Baalim.

Judges 10:13 - Yet ye have forsaken me, and served H5647 other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.

Judges 10:16 - And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served H5647 the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

1 Samuel 4:9 - Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants H5647 unto the Hebrews, as they have been H5647 to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

1 Samuel 7:3 - And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve H5647 him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 7:4 - Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served H5647 the LORD only.

1 Samuel 8:8 - According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served H5647 other gods, so do they also unto thee.

1 Samuel 11:1 - Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve H5647 thee.

1 Samuel 12:10 - And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served H5647 Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve H5647 thee.

1 Samuel 12:14 - If ye will fear the LORD, and serve H5647 him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:

1 Samuel 12:20 - And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve H5647 the LORD with all your heart;

1 Samuel 12:24 - Only fear the LORD, and serve H5647 him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

1 Samuel 17:9 - If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve H5647 us.