Verb « To Work » in Hebrew

la'avod / 'ovèd / 'avad

עָבַד / עוֹבֵד / לַעֲבוֹד   



Conjugation of the verb « to work » in Hebrew

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Verb work in hébrew - PAAL /  « פָּעַל » Group



Conjugation of the verb « to work » in Hebrew

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« Paal – פָּעַל Group »
לַעֲבוֹד
עוֹבֵד
עָבַד
Work
la'avod
'ovèd
'avad
verb : Work - עָבַד / עוֹבֵד / לַעֲבוֹד - la'avod / 'ovèd / 'avad
Present
Past
Future
Impérative
עוֹבֵד
'ovèd
עוֹבֶדֶת
'ovédèt
עוֹבְדִים
'ovdim
עוֹבְדוֹת
'ovdot
אֲנִי / אַתָּה / הוּא
hou / atah / ani
אֲנִי / אַתְּ / הִיא
hi / at / ani
אֲנַחְנוּ / אַתֶּם / הֵם
hèm / atèm / ana'hnou
אֲנַחְנוּ / אַתֶּן / הֵן
hèn / atèn / ana'hnou
עָבַדְתִּי
'avadti
עָבַדְתָּ
'avadta
עָבַדְתְּ
'avadèt
עָבַד
'avad
עָבְדָה
'avdah
עָבַדְנוּ
'avadnou
עֲבַדְתֶּם
'avadtèm
עֲבַדְתֶּן
'avadtèn
עָבְדוּ
'avdou
עָבְדוּ
'avdou
אֲנִי
ani
אַתָּה
atah
אַתְּ
at
הוּא
hou
הִיא
hi
אֲנַחְנוּ
ana'hnou
אַתֶּם
atèm
אַתֶּן
atèn
הֵם
hèm
הֵן
hèn
אֶעֱבוֹד
é'èvod
תַּעֲבוֹד
ta'avod
תַּעַבְדִי
ta'avdi
יַעֲבוֹד
ya'avod
תַּעֲבוֹד
ta'avod
נַעֲבוֹד
na'avod
תַּעַבְדוּ
ta'avdou
תַּעַבְדוּ
ta'avdou
יַעַבְדוּ
ya'avdou
יַעַבְדוּ
ya'avdou
אֲנִי
ani
אַתָּה
atah
אַתְּ
at
הוּא
hou
הִיא
hi
אֲנַחְנוּ
ana'hnou
אַתֶּם
atèm
אַתֶּן
atèn
הֵם
hèm
הֵן
hèn
ִעֲבוֹד
'avod
עִבְדִי
'ivdi
עִבְדוּ
'ivdou
עִבְדוּ
'ivdou
אַתָּה
atah
אַתְּ
at
אַתֶּם
atèm
אַתֶּן
atèn


The verb « עָבַד »

verb: Work

is a verb of the « PAAL / פָּעַל » group



The root of the verb is : « ע-ב-ד »

«עבד / 'avad »


  • לְהַעֲבִיד (léha'avid) - Verb HIFIL: to employ, to make work.
  • לַעֲבוֹד (la'avod) - Verb PAAL: to work; operate, function.
  • לְעַבֵּד (lé'abèd) - PIEL verb: work on, treat.
  • עֶבֶד ('évèd) - Masculine name: slave.
  • עֲבוֹדָה ('avodah) - Feminine noun: work, employment.
  • עַבְדוּת ('avdout) - Feminine noun: slavery, servitude.
  • עִיבּוּד ('iboud) - Masculine noun: treatment, process.
  • עוּבְדָּה ('ouvdah) - Feminine noun: fact.
  • מַעְבָּדָה (ma'abadah) - Feminine name: laboratory.
  • בְּדִיעֲבַד (bédi'avad) - Adverb: in retrospect, post factum.

The root “עבד” covers a wide range of concepts related to work, employment, and servitude. It encompasses terms that describe different aspects of work, such as process ('iboud), employment ('avodah), and even the notion of slavery ('évèd, 'avdout).

The root is also linked to specific words like "made" ('ouvdah) and "laboratory" (ma'abadah), reflecting varied usage in the Hebrew language.