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From A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament by Francis Brown, S.R. Driver, and Charles Briggs, based on the lexicon of Wilhelm Gesenius. Edited by Richard Whitaker (Princeton Theological Seminary). Text provided by Princeton Theological Seminary. A trio of eminent Old Testament scholars—Francis Brown, R. Driver, and Charles Briggs—spent over twenty years researching, writing, and...

servant — 1. slave, servant of household; man-servant, || אמה; || שׁפחה; + אדון; עֶבֶד עֲבָדִים servant of servants, humblest servant, בֵּית עֲבָדִים house of slaves, esp. Israel in Egypt; king of Babylon is slave to ˊי‍; the borrower to the lender; fig. of beast; of things. 2. Subjects, of chief; of king; vassal kings; tributary nations; specif. officers of king; ambassadors; soldiers of army, + officers of army. 3. Servants, worshippers, of God: delivered from Egypt; specif. angels; and ancient