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ע־ב־ד (ʿ-b-d)

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עֲבוֹדָה (avodáf (plural indefinite עֲבוֹדוֹת, singular construct עֲבוֹדַת־, plural construct עֲבוֹדוֹת־) [pattern: קְטוֹלָה]

  1. worship, service
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Avot 1:2:
      עַל שְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד: עַל הַתּוֹרָה וְעַל הָעֲבוֹדָה וְעַל גְּמִילוּת חֲסָדִים
      al shloshá d'varím ha'olám oméd: al hatoráh v'al ha'avodah v'al g'milút khasadím
      Upon three things the world stands: upon the Torah, and upon worship, and upon deeds of loving kindness.
  2. work, job, labor
    • Tanach, Exodus 1:14, with translation of the New International Version:
      וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת־חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים וּבְכָל־עֲבֹדָה בַּשָּׂדֶה אֵת כָּל־עֲבֹדָתָם אֲשֶׁר־עָבְדוּ בָהֶם בְּפָרֶךְ׃
      vaymar'rú et khayehém ba'avodá kashá b'khómer uvil'vaním uv'khól avodá basadé et kol avodatám ashér avdú vahem b'fárekh.
      They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.
  3. (physics) work

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 Israeli Labor Party on Wikipedia

הָעֲבוֹדָה (ha'avodá)

  1. (Politics) The Israeli Labor Party, a social-democratic and Zionist political party in Israel.

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From Hebrew עֲבוֹדָה.

Noun

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עבודה (avoydef, plural עבֿודות (avoydes)

  1. worship, service, work

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