Biblica Analytica
H5652 Hebrew

עֲבָד

a.vad

work

Lexicon Entry

Definition
work
Transliteration
a.vad
Strong's Number
H5652
Occurrences
1

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# Analysis of H5652 (עֲבָד) Based on the lexicon data provided, H5652 is a Hebrew word transliterated as *a.vad* with the basic meaning "work." The word appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, making it an extremely rare term. This single occurrence limits our ability to establish a detailed range of usage or to identify nuanced meanings that might emerge from multiple contexts. The scarcity of this word in biblical texts distinguishes it from other Hebrew terms related to labor and service. While the lemma is defined as "work," the lexicon data alone does not specify whether this refers to physical labor, mental effort, creative activity, or service to others. Without additional contextual information from its single biblical occurrence, we cannot determine the specific nuance the author intended or how this particular word choice might have differed from more common synonyms. The significance of this word likely lies more in its rarity than in frequent theological or practical use. Its single appearance in the biblical corpus suggests it may have been either an alternative or archaic term for work, or possibly a technical usage limited to a specific context. Further investigation of that single occurrence would be necessary to unlock its fuller meaning.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H5652
Lemma
עֲבָד
Transliteration
a.vad
Definition
work
Occurrences
1
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence across the text