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Pa'al

לַעֲבֹד

to work

laavod·לַעֲבֹד

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ע-ב-ד
Root
Pa'al
Verb pattern
lah-ah-VOD
Pronunciation
to work
Meaning

Example Sentences

אֲנִי עוֹבֵד בְּחֶבְרַת הַיי-טֶק
Ani oved be'chevrat hi-tek
I work at a hi-tech company
הִיא עָבְדָה קָשֶׁה כָּל הַשָּׁנָה
Hi avda kashe kol ha'shana
She worked hard all year
אֵיפֹה אַתָּה עוֹבֵד?
Eifo ata oved?
Where do you work?
הוּא יַעֲבֹד בְּיָד שְׁנִיָּה
Hu ya'avod beh'yad shniya
He will work second shift

Conjugation Tables

Present
אני/אתה/הוא (m)עוֹבֵדoved
אני/את/היא (f)עוֹבֶדֶתovedet
אנחנו/הם (m)עוֹבְדִיםovdim
אנחנו/הן (f)עוֹבְדוֹתovdot
Past
אניעָבַדְתִּיavadti
אתהעָבַדְתָּavadta
אתעָבַדְתְּavadt
הואעָבַדavad
היאעָבְדָהavda
אנחנועָבַדְנוּavadnu
הם/הןעָבְדוּavdu
Future
אניאֶעֱבֹדe'evod
אתהתַּעֲבֹדta'avod
אתתַּעַבְדִיta'avdi
הואיַעֲבֹדya'avod
היאתַּעֲבֹדta'avod
אנחנונַעֲבֹדna'avod
הם/הןיַעַבְדוּya'avdu

Real-Life Usage Notes

לעבוד is used for all types of work. The word 'עבודה' (avoda - work/job) comes from the same root and is one of the most common words in Hebrew. In modern Israel, you'll often hear people talking about 'עבודה' in the context of employment, tasks, and projects.

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