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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: 5659. עַבְדֻת (abduth) -- Servitude, bondage, slavery</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5659.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><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/9-8.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/5659.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> > 5659</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/5658.htm" title="5658">◄</a> 5659. abduth <a href="../hebrew/5660.htm" title="5660">►</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">abduth: Servitude, bondage, slavery</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עַבְדוּת</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`abduwth<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ahv-dooth<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ab-dooth')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Servitude, bondage, slavery<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>servitude<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root עָבַד (avad), meaning "to work" or "to serve."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament is δοῦλος (doulos), meaning "slave" or "servant." This term is used in various contexts, including spiritual servitude to sin or righteousness (Romans 6:16-22).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "abduth" refers to a state of servitude or bondage, often implying a condition of being under the control or authority of another. It is used in the context of physical labor or service, typically under compulsion or as a result of conquest or debt.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, servitude was a common social and economic institution. It could result from various circumstances, including poverty, debt, or being captured in war. The Mosaic Law provided regulations for the treatment of servants and slaves, emphasizing humane treatment and the possibility of eventual freedom (e.g., the Year of Jubilee). The concept of servitude also carried spiritual implications, as Israel's history of bondage in Egypt served as a powerful metaphor for spiritual deliverance and redemption.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm">abad</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>servitude, bondage<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bondage (2), slavery (1).<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">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">עַבְדוֺת</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>servitude, bondage</b></font>; — suffix <font class="hebrew2">עַבְדֻתֵנוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8,9</a>; <font class="hebrew2">עַבְדֻתָם</font> <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a> (compare Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb071501.gif">). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>bondage <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm">abad</a>; servitude -- bondage. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm">abad</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃ בעבדתנו׃ וּבְעַבְדֻתֵ֔נוּ ובעבדתנו לְעַבְדֻתָ֖ם לעבדתם bə‘aḇḏuṯênū bə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯê·nū beavduTenu lə‘aḇḏuṯām lə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯām leavduTam ū·ḇə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯê·nū ūḇə‘aḇḏuṯênū uveavduTenu<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/9-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 9:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִֽחְיָ֥ה מְעַ֖ט <b> בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> us a little reviving <span class="itali">in our bondage.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> us a little reviving <span class="itali">in our bondage.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/9-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> reviving A little <span class="itali">our bondage</span><p><b><a href="/text/ezra/9-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 9:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֲבָדִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ <b> וּבְעַבְדֻתֵ֔נוּ </b> לֹ֥א עֲזָבָ֖נוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For we are slaves; <span class="itali">yet in our bondage</span> our God<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath not forsaken <span class="itali">us in our bondage,</span> but hath extended<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/9-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are slaves ourselves <span class="itali">our bondage</span> has not forsaken<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 9:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֹ֛אשׁ לָשׁ֥וּב <b> לְעַבְדֻתָ֖ם </b> בְּמִרְיָ֑ם וְאַתָּה֩</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to return <span class="itali">to their slavery</span> in Egypt.<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to return <span class="itali">to their bondage:</span> but thou [art] a God<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A leader to return <span class="itali">to their slavery</span> their rebellion you<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5659.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5659.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5659<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/beavdutenu_5659.htm">bə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯê·nū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/leavdutam_5659.htm">lə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯām — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uveavdutenu_5659.htm">ū·ḇə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯê·nū — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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