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title: מַעֲבַד — work · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: מַעֲבַד (lemma:מַעֲבַד), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 1 times: work. With 1 verse in Aramaic, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# מַעֲבַד

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«מַעֲבַד» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: **work** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

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**Used:** 1 times · **Key:** lemma:מַעֲבַד · **BDB:** מַעֲבַד²

### Glosses

deeds (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

work [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1502/lemma_3a_5de_5b7_5e2_5b2_5d1_5b7_5d3/#m1)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.\[m.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates); Jastrow: none

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «מַעֲבַד» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1502/lemma_3a_5de_5b7_5e2_5b2_5d1_5b7_5d3/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 4:34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.4.34/)

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כְּעַ֞ן אֲנָ֣ה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר מְשַׁבַּ֨ח וּמְרוֹמֵ֤ם וּמְהַדַּר֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ שְׁמַיָּ֔א דִּ֤י כָל־מַעֲבָד֙וֹהִי֙ קְשֹׁ֔ט וְאֹרְחָתֵ֖הּ דִּ֑ין וְדִי֙ מַהְלְכִ֣ין בְּגֵוָ֔ה יָכִ֖ל לְהַשְׁפָּלָֽה׃פ

*Word for word:* now I Nebuchadnezzar \[am\].praising and.\[am\] lifting.up and.\[am\] glorifying (et).the king of the.heavens that all deeds his \[are\].truth and ways his \[are\].justice and.\[those\] who \[are\].walking in pride \[he.is\].able to bring.low

*JPS 1917:* Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven; for all His works are truth, and His ways justice; and those that walk in pride He is able to abase.'

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