Eved (עבד) means slave in Hebrew.
It can also mean servant. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
slave, servant
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Eved.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שהוא קניינו של אחר למטרות ניצול כוח עבודתו.
מֵאֵת הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֵיכֶם מֵהֶם תִּקְנוּ עֶבֶד וְאָמָה
- 2מי שעושה את דבר האל.
וַיָּמָת שָׁם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יהוה
- 3סלנגבסאדו־מזוכיזם, זה אשר מציית למלכה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Eved is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֶבֶד
- Written without vowel points
- עבד
- Said
- eved
- Root
- ע־ב־ד
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- עֲבָדִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֲבָדִים; עֶבֶד־, ר' עַבְדֵי־; כ' עַבְדּוֹ, עֲבָדֵינוּ, עַבְדֵיכֶם
- Gematria
- 76
This is how Eved is said in other languages.
- English
- slave, servant
- Arabic
- عبد
- Russian
- раб
- French
- esclave
- German
- Knecht
These words mean the opposite of Eved.
These words rhyme with Eved.
The word Eved is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עבד עברי
- סחר עבדים
- עבד אדני
- עבדים היינו
- עבד כי ימלוך
- כעבד ישאף צל
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The word Eved comes from the root ע־ב־ד, like these words.
This is where the word Eved comes from.
האגיפטולוג ארנסט ווליס באדג' מצא, שבמצרית קדומה מצוייה תיבת הירוגליף מקבילה, בצורת "עַבְּטְ", "āabṭ" בהוראת "עף".
These words come before and after Eved in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Eved.
What does Eved (עבד) mean in Hebrew?
Eved (עבד) means slave and servant. It is said eved, with the stress on ev.
What is the opposite of Eved (עבד)?
Words that mean the opposite of Eved (עבד) are אדון.
What rhymes with Eved (עבד)?
Words that rhyme with Eved (עבד) include זבד and לבד.
Is Eved (עבד) masculine or feminine?
The word Eved (עבד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֲבָדִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עבד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.