Strong's Hebrew: 5673. עֲבִידַת (abidah) -- Loss, Perishing

Strong's Lexicon

abidah: Loss, Perishing

Original Word: עֲבִידָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: `abiydah
Pronunciation: ah-bee-DAH
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-daw')
Definition: Loss, Perishing
Meaning: labor, business

Word Origin: Derived from the root אָבַד (avad), meaning "to perish" or "to be lost."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is ἀπώλεια (apoleia), Strong's Greek 684, which also means destruction or loss.

Usage: 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.

Cultural and Historical Background: 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.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to abodah
Definition
work, service
NASB Translation
administration (2), service (1), work (3).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

affairs, service, work

(Aramaic) from abad; labor or business -- affairs, service, work.

see HEBREW abad

Forms and Transliterations

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

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Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 4:24
HEB: בֵּאדַ֗יִן בְּטֵלַת֙ עֲבִידַ֣ת בֵּית־ אֱלָהָ֔א
NAS: Then work on the house of God
KJV: ceased the work of the house
INT: Then ceased work the house of God

Ezra 5:8
HEB: מִתְּשָׂ֣ם בְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑א וַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּא דָ֛ךְ אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא
NAS: and this work is going
KJV: in the walls, and this work goeth fast
INT: laid the walls work and this great

Ezra 6:7
HEB: שְׁבֻ֕קוּ לַעֲבִידַ֖ת בֵּית־ אֱלָהָ֣א
NAS: Leave this work on the house of God
KJV: Let the work of this house
INT: Leave work the house of God

Ezra 6:18
HEB: בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן עַל־ עֲבִידַ֥ת אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י
NAS: in their orders for the service of God
KJV: for the service of God,
INT: their orders for the service of God in

Daniel 2:49
HEB: וּמַנִּ֗י עַ֤ל עֲבִֽידְתָּא֙ דִּ֚י מְדִינַ֣ת
NAS: over the administration of the province
KJV: over the affairs of the province
INT: appointed over the administration forasmuch of the province

Daniel 3:12
HEB: יָתְהוֹן֙ עַל־ עֲבִידַת֙ מְדִינַ֣ת בָּבֶ֔ל
NAS: over the administration of the province
KJV: over the affairs of the province
INT: whom over the administration of the province of Babylon