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עבִידָה‏ n.f. work

work: the process of making or doing Com. construction BA^Ezra. Ezra4:24 : בֵּאדַיִן בְּטֵלַת עֲבִידַת בֵּית־אֱלָהָא‏ at that time the work on God's Temple stopped. usage for construction JLAtg. TgJ Ez15:3 : הֲיִסְבוּן מִנֵיה אָעָא לְמַעֲבַד לַעֲבִידָא‏ would they take wood from it to use for construction?. labor Com. Ezra6:18 : וַהֲקִימוּ כָהֲנַיָּא בִּפְלֻגָּתְהוֹן וְלֵוָיֵא בְּמַחְלְקָתְהוֹן עַל־עֲבִידַת אֱלָהָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶם‏ they established the priests in their divisions and the levites in their departments over the divine service in Jerusalem. 4Q550 1:3 : ל]מ֯ע֗בד עבידת מלכא‏ to do the king's service. public affairs BA^Dan, Syr. Dan2:49 : וּמַנִּי עַל עֲבִידְתָּא דִּי מְדִינַת בָּבֶל‏ he appointed them over the public works of the kingdom of Babylon. profession, business Gal, PTA. GT D Gen47:3 : מַה היא עֲבֶידְתַּכוֹן וַאָמְרִין לפרעה רָעַיִין עַאן‏ "what is your trade?" They say to Pharaoh "shepherds of small cattle".

something made or done Com. TgO Gen2:2 : וְנָח בְיוֹמָא שְבִיעָאָה מִכָל עֲבִידְתֵיה דַעֲבַד‏ He rested on the seventh day from all His work that He had done.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 393a; DJBA: 850b; Jastrow: 1066; Levy Ch-W: 2:196; Tal Sam: 618b; DNWSI: 819; DJA: 69a; Cook,Qumran: 171;

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