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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5673. עֲבִידַת (abidah) -- Loss, Perishing</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5673.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezra/4-24.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5673.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5673</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5672.htm" title="5672">◄</a> 5673. abidah <a href="../hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">abidah: Loss, Perishing</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עֲבִידָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`abiydah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-bee-DAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ab-ee-daw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Loss, Perishing<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>labor, business<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root אָבַד (avad), meaning "to perish" or "to be lost."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is ἀπώλεια (apoleia), Strong's Greek 684, which also means destruction or loss.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "abidah" is used to denote a state of being lost or the condition of perishing. It often conveys a sense of something valuable that has been lost or destroyed, emphasizing the finality and irretrievability of the loss.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of loss was significant, especially in a society where property, livestock, and family were central to one's identity and survival. The loss of any of these could have profound implications, both materially and spiritually. The term "abidah" would resonate deeply in a community that valued preservation and continuity.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm">abodah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>work, service<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>administration (2), service (1), work (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>affairs, service, work <p>(Aramaic) from <a href="/hebrew/5648.htm">abad</a>; labor or business -- affairs, service, work. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5648.htm">abad</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּא ועבידתא לַעֲבִידַ֖ת לעבידת עֲבִֽידְתָּא֙ עֲבִידַ֣ת עֲבִידַ֥ת עֲבִידַת֙ עבידת עבידתא ‘ă·ḇî·ḏaṯ ‘ă·ḇî·ḏə·tā ‘ăḇîḏaṯ ‘ăḇîḏətā aviDat avideTa la‘ăḇîḏaṯ la·‘ă·ḇî·ḏaṯ laaviDat vaaVidta wa‘ăḇîḏətā wa·‘ă·ḇî·ḏə·tā<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/4-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 4:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּאדַ֗יִן בְּטֵלַת֙ <b> עֲבִידַ֣ת </b> בֵּית־ אֱלָהָ֔א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Then <span class="itali">work</span> on the house of God<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ceased <span class="itali">the work</span> of the house<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Then ceased <span class="itali">work</span> the house of God<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/5-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 5:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִתְּשָׂ֣ם בְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑א <b> וַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּא </b> דָ֛ךְ אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and this <span class="itali">work</span> is going<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the walls, and this <span class="itali">work</span> goeth fast<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> laid the walls <span class="itali">work</span> and this great<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> שְׁבֻ֕קוּ <b> לַעֲבִידַ֖ת </b> בֵּית־ אֱלָהָ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Leave this <span class="itali">work</span> on the house of God<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Let the work</span> of this house<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Leave <span class="itali">work</span> the house of God<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן עַל־ <b> עֲבִידַ֥ת </b> אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in their orders <span class="itali">for the service</span> of God<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for <span class="itali">the service</span> of God,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their orders for <span class="itali">the service</span> of God in<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/2-49.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 2:49</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמַנִּ֗י עַ֤ל <b> עֲבִֽידְתָּא֙ </b> דִּ֚י מְדִינַ֣ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> over <span class="itali">the administration</span> of the province<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> over <span class="itali">the affairs</span> of the province<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-49.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> appointed over <span class="itali">the administration</span> forasmuch of the province<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָתְהוֹן֙ עַל־ <b> עֲבִידַת֙ </b> מְדִינַ֣ת בָּבֶ֔ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> over <span class="itali">the administration</span> of the province<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> over <span class="itali">the affairs</span> of the province<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> whom over <span class="itali">the administration</span> of the province of Babylon<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5673.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5673.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5673<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/avidat_5673.htm">‘ă·ḇî·ḏaṯ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/avideta_5673.htm">‘ă·ḇî·ḏə·tā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/laavidat_5673.htm">la·‘ă·ḇî·ḏaṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a 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